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WITH   AN   ISTVLODUCS^  AND  EXPLANATORY  NOTES. 


I!KI'IMXTj:1>    I'OU    J\SliT1l.  SAJJIN, 
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AhVKMlUKS  IN  NOHTII  CAIJoUNA. 

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J*REFACE 


^/l  '"^^  '»«rri»^"  0  whl.-h  !h  now  tor  the  firHt  timv  printefl, 
11^^   Hiippliei*  II  VHciiiicy  which  hiw  iilwavn  hocn  ti'lt  hv  the 

tfJAQ    historian  (.f  tlio  Kcvolutioii  in  the  Southern  Stuten. 

i'u/  IliBt(»ry,  Honfr,  and  tradition  liavo  each  done  something 
f  to  perpetuate  the  recollection  ut'  the  deedn  of  ..no 
whoM)  mime  ha«»  come  to  m  linked  with  all  that  in  cruel  and 
rapaeiouH  in  a  war  of  the  mortt  fratricitlal  character ;  but  no 
authentic  detailecl  account  of  \m  life  has  tip  to  the  present 
ti:i.o  I.iHjn  made  public,  and  but  few  of  the  particulars  ..f  hia 
career  during  the  war  are  generally  known. 

All  who  have  written  of  D.vvin  Fannino,  tlie  Tory,  have 
aHHigned  him  a  high  rank  in  the  annals  of  infamy,  and  none 
who  read  Iuh  own  account  of  himself  and  his  "  services"  will 
hesitate  to  admit  that  he  has  been 

"  l>y  merit  raiitcd 
To  that  bad  oniinence." 

The  frankness  with  which  lie  narrates  his  adventures,  and 
speaks  of  the  cold-blooded  murder  of  his  neighbors  and  fel- 
low-citizens, is  only  equalled  by  the  self-satisfaction  which 
he  exhibits  at  the  close  of  his  address  "  To  the  Reader,"  in 
using  the  words  of  the  Psalmist  as  applicable  to  himself,  as 
the  "perfect"  and  the  " upright  man." 

Besides  what  he  has  written,  the  foliowing  account  of  him 
(principally  traditionary)  is  that  which  is  best  authenti- 
cated. 

Dftvid  Fanning  was  born   in  Johnston  countv,  N.  C, 
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about  the  year  1754,  of  ol>se,.re  parentage.  He  was 
ar,renti.-ed  to  a  Mr.  liryant,  tro;n  wlu.m,  on  account  ot 
ha  1  reatn.cnt,  he  ran  away,  ^vhen  about  sixteen  or 
"enteen  ycars'of  n,e.  IIi«  n.iserable  --^'t-'  -^  - 
con.paB«io,,  an.l  Becured  tbr  bin.  ^  ten>p..a.y  hon.o^thc 
houBe  of  John  O.  Deniell,  of  the  Haw  IicUIb,  .n  Oiangt 

'"'llc^'had  the  Bcakl  head,  had  lost  nearly  all  his  hair  and 
the  Bcalp  was  so  otfeuBive  that  he  never  ate  'vt  -j  tab  « 
with  the  family  or  slept  in  a  bed.  In  Bubsecpient  hte  It 
VI  a  Bilk  cup,  and  Iub  n.ost  intimate  friends  never  saw  Ins 

X  ti:^ turse  of  two  or  three  years  after  his  eb>pement 
from  his  master  he  went  to  South  Carolina,  engaged  m  traf- 
fiekin.'with  the  Catawba  Indians,  acquired  property  and 
se  tied  on   Raeburn's  Creek,  a  branch  of  I  eedy  r.ver,  u 
Laurens  District.     On  his  return  from  a  tradmg  excursion, 
at  rbeginning  of  the  diiHculties  witli  the  -ther^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
he  was  inet  by  a  party  of  lawless  fellows  who  called  the 
.elves  Whigs;  and  robbed  by  tbeinof  every  l^g  he  ^  d 
Previously  to  this  he  had  preferred  to  be  a  Whig,  but   ex 
asperated  at  the  outrage  perpetrated  by  these  ^esperad      , 
he  changed  sides,  and  during  a  series  ot  years  availed    ni- 
self  of  every  opportunity  to  wreak  his  vengeance  on  his 

"^^^SJ^f  the  Tories  at  King's  Mountain  dislieartened 
them  for  anv  great  eiibrts  afterwards  in  North  Carolina, 
and  thev  ne;er%gain  assembled  in  any  large  numbers  in 

that  State.  In  1782  Fanning  ^^'^^'^^L^ 
and  from  thence  to  St.  Augustine,  m  Florida.  I  rom  thence, 
arlhe  close  of  the  war,  tinding  that  all  hopes  of  Inoretuvnm^^ 

to  his  native  State  were  removed  by  the  action  of  the  Legis- 
lature, which  made  an  exception  of  hina  in  their  acts  ot  am- 
nesty, he  went  to  New  Brunswick,  and  Sabine  says,  .ie 
lived  some  vears  in  Queen's  county,  and  was  a  member  of  the 


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House  of  Assembly,  i)ut  in  1709  reiriovod  to  Nova  Scotia, 
where  lie  was  a  Colonel  in  the  militia.  He  died  at  Dighy, 
Nova  Scotia,  in  1S25." 

Canitliers  lias  sifted  and  jjarnered  the  traditions  of  the 
times  with  remarkalde  fulness  and  discrimination,  and  inter- 
woven record  evidence,  but  recently  discovered,  elucidatin^f 
and   confirm injr   much    that   was    i)revioiisly   obscure    and 
doubtful.     He  is  sustained  by  Fanning  in  every  important 
statement  but  one.     Fanning  was  not  trained  in  the  sdiool 
of  M'Girth,  but  received  "bloody  instructions"  from  an  a])ler 
and  more   distinguislied    man,    William    Cunningham,   tlie 
Captain  of  the  "Blocdy  Scout,"  a  good  memoir  of  whom 
is  a  desideratum  yet  to  be  supplied  by  the  S, nth  Carolina 
Historical  Society,  before  it  is  too  late.     Fanning  states,  in 
the  opening  of  his  narrative,  that  after  the   reduction  of 
Charleston  (May  1780),  "  myself  and  one  William  Cunning- 
ham concluded  to  embody  a  i)arty  of  men,  which  we  eti'ected. 
We  determined  to  take  C.)lonel  Williams,  of  tlie  rebel  militia, 
prisoner,  and  then  to  join  Captain  Parish,  who  was  to  raise  a 
company  and  assist  us."     "  Bloody  Bill"  and  Captain  Parish 
(Paris,  or  Peares,  according  to  varying  orthography)  were  tit 
companions  for  Fanning.     Williams  eluded  them  then,  but 
only  to  fall  soon  after  more  gloriously,  with  the  shouts  of 
victory  sounding   his  requiem,  on   tlie  well-fought  battle- 
field of  King's  Mountain, 

The  history  of  the  "narrative"  itself;  of  the  importance 
attaiihed  to  it,  by  those  who  had  heard  of  or  seen  it ;  with 
the  indefatigable  efforts,  continued  for  a  long  period  and  at 
last  crowned  with  success,  on  the  part  of  the  gentleman  who, 
with  the  indispensable  untiring  spirit  of  an  antiquarian  and 
historian,  allowed  no  difficulties  to  divert  him  from  the  pur- 
suit, the  reader  will  find  in  the  Introduction  by  Mr.  Wheeler. 
One  thing  seems  remarkable ;  that  although  the  existence  of 
this  manuscript  was  known  to  persons  interested  in  the  his- 
tory of  North  Carolina,  yet  it  must  have  entirely  escaped  the 


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knowledRe  of  Mr.  Sal.ine ;  for  altlmnnl.  lu'  hh.vh,  in  tho  |.rotac« 
to  hiK  "  Skefh.H  of  Anu-ricun  LnyuliKtH;'  that  -  I  hve.l  .n 
the  oaHtorn  ]  -..rtlon  of  the  ruitcl  States,  enjoyed  tree  and 
<.<,n8tant  it.tenM.urne  with  personH  of  Loyalist  descent,  have 
had  the  use  of  fauuly  papers  and  of  rare  doeunients,  have 
,„adojourneyHto  <.onfer.ith  the  ^^-^  ^^  ^f^:!'^  ;i 
Kravevard«  to  eomplete  the  re<-ords  ot   the  dea.l,     yet  he 
makes  no  mention  of  the  existeneo  of  this  narrative;  and, 
in  addition  to  that  whi<'h  is  ahove  .pioted,  has  only  to  say  tor 
the  biocraphv  of  David  Fanning,  that  "He  was  an  ofhcer 
under  the  enmn  during  the  war,  and  at  its  close  settled  m 
New  Brunswiek.'"  „ .      .„  , 

Bv  the  date  of  his  address  "  To  the  Reader,"  it  will  l)e  seen 
that  the  narrative  was  written  in  WMK     An  exanunat.on  and 
comparison  of  the  Indox  and  text  will  give  reason  to  believe 
♦hat  the  order  of  the  narrative  was  first  arranged  u,  his  mind 
and  the  Index  made  out,  as  containing  the  most  important 
events  connected  with  this  period  of  his  life,  in  the  order  in 
which  thev  occurred ;  and  when  the  work  was  being  executed 
he  failed  io  find  many  of  the  documents  winch  he  had  in- 
tended  to  embody  in  his  account,  among  which  were  included 
the  letters,  proclamations,  speeches,  and  petitions,  which  «e 
indicated  in  the  Index  by  an  *,  but  which  cannot  be  tound 
in  the  text.     Those  parts  of  the  Index  might  have  been 
omitted ;  but  deeming  it  proper  to  print  the  whole  paper  as  it 
was  made  out  by  the  author,  I  have  preserved  th.  whole 
arrangement  of  title,  address  to  the  reader,  index,  and    ext, 
iust  as  he  had  it,  not  altering  a  single  word  or  letter  trom 
the  copy.     A  very  few  tyTOgraphical  errors  ot  a  single  letter 
occur,  but  these  are  too  apparent  to  be  pointed  ou  . 

This  narrative  gives  many  details  of  even'.,  which  have 
escaped  the  historian,  and  recor^ls  acts  ot  ^I^'^^''^'"^"^  ;"" 
Btances  of  suffering  on  the  part  of  those  who,  m  the  Southern. 
States,  offered  up  their  all  as  a  sacrifice  to  secure  the  mde- 
p  "deuce  of  the  American  colonies.     But  the  patnot  and 


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tiie  }iliilaiitliro))ir*t  iniiHt  alwayt*  n'^'n-t  that  tin-  htnifr^rlcri  of 
thortc  who,  ill  tlie  contoHt  with  Great  iJritaiii,  shed  tlieir  hlofKl 
«)n  every  hatthj-field,  hoth  in  their  own  seetion  and  that  of 
the  North,  for  the  free(h»rri  of  the  whole  eonntry.  were  j»ro- 
(hictiv(!  only  of  a  <'hHn<?e  of  masters  with  them  ;  for  soon 
after  throwlnfj  ott'  the  yoke  of  Old  Knfjriand,  they  were, 
throuf,'!;  adroit  mana<r(;ment  and  eunninj;  lej^islation,  made 
tf)  asHume  that  of  N'ew  Kn<rhitid;  and  ere  tlie  aetors  en- 
frafred  in  the  first  strufr^'le  had  flll  passed  from  the  stafrr;  of 
life,  their  ehildren  had  to  draw  the  sword  t()  j)roteet  their 
homes  and  firesides  from  a  foe  who,  fattened  upon  their  sub- 
Ptancte.  and  f?rown  insolent  by  sueeesses,  attempted'  to  impose 
on  them  burd(?n8  more  odious  than  thos<3  whic^h  they  refused 
to  bear  from  that  nation  to  whom  they  owed  their  existenee 
as  a  people.  And  tliese  impositions  on  the  part  of  the  North 
have  at  last  culminated  in  the  final  and  irrevocable  se[>ara- 
tion  from  them  of  those  to  whom  they  sliould  have  ebmff 
with  more  than  maternal  love.  And,  ahisl  their  mad  efforts 
to  subdue  tliose  wlio  now  stand  in  the  attitude  of  rebels 
towards  them,  have  brought  alK)ut  the  re-enacting  of  scenes 
Buch  as  those  disclosed  by  our  veracious  chronicler;  and 
although  we  still  have  greatly  the  advantage  in  the  battles 
fought  up  to  this  time,  vet,  Virginia  invaded,  Maryland 
overpowered,  and  Kentucky  divided  against  herself,  have 
roalized  all  the  horrors  of  ci\-il  war  as  told  bv  Fanning,  with 
other  scenes  at  the  recital  of  which  decency  revolts,  and  be- 
fore the  per})etrators  of  them  even  the  Tories  of  the  first 
revolutionary  war  might  ''hide  their  diminished  heads;" 
while  the  faithful  historian  of  this  portion  of  our  coiintn-'s 
annals  will  blush  for  his  race  when  he  records  the  deeds  of 
those  who,  calling  themselves  Union  men,  cling  to  the  old 
government,  as  did  the  Tories  of  Faniiing's  time,  and  in  the 
name  of  loyalty  rob  and  torture  and  lay  waste  the  property 
of  those  who  have  dared  to  assert  and  endeavor  to  maintain 
their  rights  as  freemen. 


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I 


[  xiv  ] 

-n.e  present  nmv  «ee.n  an  inappropriate  tune  to  ntten.l  to 
pre^  V  n,  the  hi^t.-ry  of  our  ioru.er  stru.^le  tor  UKlepend- 
Tee ;  and  it  n.ust  be  adnntted  that  wh  le  a  eonn  ry  ,s  c^ 
.agei  in  a  Inrions  war,  with  a  foe  who  unUe«  to  a     t  . 
rancor  of  ditterence  of  raee  the  raj^e  o    the  pirate  at  the 
"eap    of  hi.  destined  vietini.,  it  is  hanlly  a  httiu,  tune  to 
::;tlihutc  to  the  hi.t..ri..al  literature  ^f  o,^^un.-y^     Bu^ 
^•hen  we  recollect  how  liable  to  Iobb  and  destruction,  espe 
ciallv  at  such  periods,  are  all  manuscript  records,  a  reason  is 
at    nee  given  for  consigning  them  to  "the  art  preservative 
of  allrl,"  to  prevent  their  total  loss.     For  tins  reason,  and 
wi  i.ope  that  this  efr<,rt  may  contribute  some  hing  to 

Z  historv  of  .me  of  the  States  now  forming  a  part  ot  the 
new  Conlederacy,  is  this  pamphlet  distribu  ed 

In  makinjr  out  the  notes  illustrative  of  the  history  ot  per- 
son n  ed^n  the  text,  I  have  derived  the  greater  po.;tum 
of  the  information  from  Sabine's  Loyalists,  Lossmg s  lield- 
l!lr  jrUevolution,  and  «n>W  Historical  l^e— 
of  South  Carolina.  I  am  also  indebted  to  lion.  L.  l\  Sw  a  n 
ex  ."o  no  of  North  Carolina,  for  many  of  the  notes,  whic-h 
are^'inted  entire  as  he  wrote  them,  and  for  the  synopsis  of 
the  life  of  Fanning,  as  given  in  the  preface.        ^   ^^    ^ 


Richmond,  Nov.  26th,  1861. 


± 


SSTBMBfftn**.  J.  U  JJ*"- 


p  I'lll  l» 


V-, 


INTRODUCTION. 


BY  JOHN  If.  WHEELER. 


<\5?^I1E  name  of  Fanning,  whose  narrative  is  herewith 
^^j^   preserved,  written  by  himself,  is   associated,  in  the 
6/^?    revohitionary  history  of  North  Carohna,  with  deeds 
^      of  desperate  daring,  rapine,  and  cruelty.     Since  the 
history  of  North  Carolina  was  pnblished  by  me  (1851) 
I  have  met  with  a  letter  from  General  Alexander  Gray  to 
Dr.  A.  Henderson,  dated  Randolph  county,  N.  C,  March 
30th,  1847,  which  gives  much  information  as  to  the   ad- 
ventures and  exploits  of  Colonel  Fanning.      Rev.  E.  W. 
Caruthers,  D.  D.,  in   a  work  entitled  "  The  Revolutionary 
Incidents  and  Sketches  of  Character,  chiefly  in  the  old  North 
State,"  printed  in  Philadelphia  (Hayes  &  Zell,  193  Market 
Street)  in  1854,  has  devoted  more  than  one  hundred  and  fifty 
pages  of  his  very  valuable  work  to  the  life  and  character  of 
Fanning. 


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[  xvi  ] 

Id  preparing  matter  for  a  second  edition  of  my  History  of 
North  Carolina,  as  I  felt  satisfied  that  the  sketoli  of  Fanning 
I  had  presented  of  him  under  Chatham  County  (2d  vol.  84) 
was  not  complete,  and  not  satisfactory  even  to  myself,  with- 
out this  narrative,  which  I  knew  had  heen  written,  and  which 
was  in  existence,  I  made  some  eti'orts  t«>  obtain  a  copy  of  it. 
But  to  effect  this  seemed  almost  hopeless.  I  had  seen  a  cojty 
of  a  letter  from  Fanning  to  Ilev.  Roger  Veits,  dated  in 
1S22,  in  which  he  declared  that  he  "would  not  let  any  one 
have  it  on  any  pretence  whatsoever"— that  he  had  refused  five 
hundred  dollars  for  it.  I  visited  St.  Jfthns,  in  tlie  British 
l»rovince  of  New  Brunswick,  near  which  Fanning  lived  and 
died,  but  was  not  successful  in  this  object. 

After  Fanning's  death  (in  1825),  liis  eon,  who.  Dr.  Caru- 
thers  states,  "  was  a  ruling  Elder  in  the  church  and  an  es- 
timable man,"  did  not  seem  to  value  so  highly  il.is  important 
paper,  which  with  other  documents  of  his  father  came  into 
his  possession.     He  allowed  Porter  C.  Bliss,  Esq.,  who  was 
employed  by  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society  to  collect 
authentic  materials  of  the  early  history  of  our  Nation,  to 
make  a  copy,  which  he  did,  as  he  infonned  me,  verhatha  ct 
/ifemtim— not  correcting  the  many  errors  in  orthography 
and  grauunar  with  which  it  abounds.     I  copied  this  myself 
carefully.     When  1  first  heard  of  tins  manuscript  copy,  it 
was  hi  the  hands  of  Hon.  Geo.  Bancroft,  in  New  Vork.     I 
wrote  to  Mr.  Bancroft,  with  the  approbation  of  Mr.  Bliss, 
who  at  the  time  was  engaged  in  a  responsible  position  in  the 
Indian  Bureau  of  the  Interior  Department  in  W  shington 
City,  and  is  now  attached  to  the  American  Legation  at 
Brazil.     Mr.  Bancroft  immediately  replied,  testifying  to  the 


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[  xvii  ] 

authenticity,  fidolity,  nrul  valno  of  tl,..  man..s,.ript  r^^  ,„mI 
tl.rnuj.1.  Mr.  MUss's  effort,  it  muh  furwrnde,!  to  n.c.  Mv  ex- 
ortioi.H  to  prooiire  tlii.  imper  ha.I  f«.,.|i  stimuinttMJ  l,v  a  letter 
tt.  me  from  (iovenior  Swain,  .lau,!  imli  April,  fsci,  ;„ 
wliiel,  1,0  .ays:  "  I  have  known  of  the  existence  oi'  the  Fan- 
nin- niannseript  for  nearly  thirty  years  ;  an.f  have  n.a.le 
repeated  efforts,  ,a>.s,nr,..s/»//,/,  to  ol.tain  a  .-opv.  ^U  last 
attempt  was  three  or  four  years  a-o,  tliron-li  Dr.  S,,,r!«  of 
Ji<»ston." 

When  Jn.ljre  l^rurphy,  a  few  years  I.efore  his  death,  was 
••"•Uectin-  materials  for  history,  he  made  ar.  ..ffort  thro,..di 
Uou.  Archihald  McP.ride,  of  Moore  county  (in  Con-ress  ivom 
1N)!>  to  ISIIM,  to  ohtuin  a  copy  of  Fanninir's  narrative.  Mo 
could  -et  nothinr-  except  the  followiui.-  letter,  which  has  heen 
puhlished  in  the  I'niversity  Ma-a/.ino,  and  also  in  Caruthers's 
Work: 


"  Dkak  8ik 


Dionv  ]',f/i  May  J  822 


The  letters  y<,n  sent  me  appears  to  he  a  request  of  some 
{gentleman  in  Xorth  Carolina,  or  elsewhere  to  j;et  holt  <.f  my 
Journal,  or  the  narrative  of  my  servis.  During,  the  time  .",f 

*  Tho  fcllowinff  note  from  Mr.  Bancroft  will  testify  to  tl.e  v.ino  ho  nl«c-od  on 
the  narrutive :  i  vn 

Mv  DEAU  Mn.  W..EE..KK :  "  ^'"'  ^'""''-  -^^'■''  2«-  1««1- 

1  have  yours  of  April  19th.  llavinK  only  had  perniis.MJon  of  Mr  Bli.s  ,o 
kooi.  the  M.S.  for  a  sl„.rt  season,  1  returnod  it  almost  immediately  to  Mr  Deano 
from  whom  I  rei«ive(l  it.    The  journal  must  be  printed. 

Vours  truly, 


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[  xviii  ] 

the  American  Kebelli..!..     I  am  under  the  neeeH-itv  of  Hay- 
ing that  I  w..uhl  not  Let  any  nnm  have  it  <m  any  preten.-e 
whatsoever,  Unle..  I  wan  well  informed  of  the  um'  that  wa« 
to  be  ma<le  of  it.     You  ean  nay  to  the  (Jentleman  that  I  now 
have  a  narrative  of  the  TranHaetionn  of  that  war,  Both  of 
North  and  South  Carolina^;  and  if  aiiy  gentleman  wi>*lu-v  to 
know  frfMU  me  of  any  particiilar  trauhaction,  or  the  Date,  by 
pointing  it  ..ut  to  me.  I  may  give  the  information  of  it,  if  it 
Di.n't  operate   against   my  Coming  back  to  look  after  my 
propertv.     Vou   w^y  nay,  that  my  .lournal  contains  more 
than  one  Quire  of  Fo.,I  •  Cap  pai)er  C1..8ely  wrote,  and  it 
would  take  a  good  pens  man  a  month  to  write  it  over,  tit  to 
send  to  the  w<.rld  abn.ad.     I  was  ottered,  by  Charles  Cook 
in  England  fifty  pounds  sterling  for  my  Journal  to  have  it 
published,  an.l  I  Uefuse<l  him.     Colonel  McDougal  Desired 
me  not  to  Insert  in  it,  any  thing  of  his  Servessas  ;  as  he  m- 
ten<led  going  back  to  North  Carolina  to  Live,  an.l  he  kn<.ws 
tbat  I  have  a  Narrative  of  all  the  Transactions.     If  he  should 
want  any  thing  of  the  kind  from  me,  he  should  write  to  me 
himself.     If  any  person   wishes  to  prove   any  thing   false, 
respecting  the  conduct  of  the  Torys,  let  him  point  wliat  it  is, 
and  1  will  endeavour  to  give  him  the  truth. 

I  am  dear  Sir  Your  obedient  Servant 

David  Fanning. 
P.  S.  I  believe  there  is  some  more  meaning  in  the  letters 
than  I  understand ;  the  word  Memorial  of  tny  life  or  a  word 
to  that  ett'ect,  that  I  don't  understand.  I  have  hurt  my 
ankil  and  knee,  so  I  cannot  come  to  see  you.  Iloss  said  you 
wanted  to  answer  them  by  p()st. 

To  the  Rw'd  Itoijer  Veitifi.  ^ 


"^wiawiAAa 


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[   xix   ] 

With  evory  reader  of  the  rt'vohititumry  hintorv  i)f  North 
Carolina,  m  full  t>t'  tlirilliri)];  iiieideiitrt  and  patriotiHin.  I  feel 
inu(;h  ^ratitit-atioti  in  reH<;iiin^  from  oblivion  thirt  narrative 
of  one,  ahont  whom  ko  niu(;h  and  varied  tradition  exintA  in 
onr  State;  and  which,  fr<»m  itn  ndnntenertH  in  detail,  and  ac- 
iMiracy  of  daten  (which  have  iH-en  compared  with  reliahle 
anthoritiert),  nuiy  be  depended  upon,  a**  a  truthfid  record. 
Had  the  daring,  deHperate  temper  of  Fanning  been  elevated 
by  education,  chastened  by  religious  inttuenceH,  and  directed 
in  proper  and  patriotic  ehaunelK,  liiri  name  might  havj  been 
at«rtociated  with  that  of  the  'farictUH  and  Waynes  of  the  event- 
ful epoch  in  which  he  wati  iioturiuud. 

J.vo.  II.  WuEKLKK. 

Murfrt'<nhoro\  Ilcrifonl  Co.^  N.  C 


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TO   TIIK    KKADKI?. 

Cm  KTKot  H    Kl  AM  11, 

wliirt'vi-r  tlioii  art.  tlif  Aiitli<tr  \tt-\i\ii  «>nlv  n  Fnrmfr 
l)r.'<l.  afi«l  Milt  cftiixi-roHiit  in  I' ..rnintr.  flioii  rni»y«f  think  fliwl 
tl  "  « ifliin  .(oiinial  i^  rmt  iiutli'-ntic  IJnt  it  nuiv  Jrt-  rlf- 
|M  n«le<i  ii|M(n  on  tliiit  i*\(;rv  |iiirtiriii»r  herein  inentioneil  \a 
iKithini;  hnt  tho  truth;  Veii,  I  euii  holdlv  >i-^crt  thiit  {  hnvo 
nnHerjfotie  nineh  more  than  what  i^  herein  mentioned. 

lieltellion  He<-onlin<;  to  Seriptnre  i-,  as  th«»  Sin  of  witeh- 
eratt ;  ami  the  |iro|(a^ator->  thereof.  \\h^  more  than  onee 
punished  ;  which  i^  fireadfiillv  exemplitied  thi^  <la_v  in  the 
I'ow  I'liiteil  State-,  of  America  Imf  fonrierlv  ['rt>vin«-e>*: 
for  rtinee  their  In<le|icni|eriee  from  (ireaf  Hritain.  thev  have 
In-en  awfully  and  vi-il»ly  jiiini^hed  l»y  the  frnif-  of  the  earth 
hein;;  cut  otf;  and  civil  di-^ention  every  day  prevailintr 
amon'T  them  ;  their  fair  trade,  and  commerce  almost  fotallv 
ruined;  ami  nothing;  proriperinj;  h>  much  iw  tiefariow:*  and 
rehelioui*  Smu^rliug.  Whatever  imperfection-s  i?*  in  the 
within,  its*  hoped  will  he  kindly  overlooked  by  the  eoiirteous 
I{ea<ler.  and  attributed  to  t'le  Author's  want  of  leaminjr. 

I  do  not  ci-i  forth  any  thinjj  as  a  matter  of  amuaement. 


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[  xxiv  ] 

Imt  what  i«  really,  ju»tly  fuct,  that  my  tranHuctioim  ami 
Hooiios  of  life  liavi'  hvvu  an  lit'H'iii  narratt'<l  during'  the  ti'iiii 
nf  tlio  !{i'lH'lllt»ii ;  and  that  ooiiduct,  rc«)liitioii,  and  rounif?« 
jHTtorin  wondennirt  thinp*  licyond  ('rcdiltility,  the  folldwin^ 
of  wliii'li  lutidaldf  dt'otlrt  will  j^ivo  tluMii,  are  exiTci/CMl  tluTu- 
in  the  Kxperieuee  that  I  liavc^  gained. 

In  the  I'.Mh  year  of  my  age,  I  entered  int(»  the  War;  and 
proeeeded  \\o\u  one  step  to  anttthor,  as  irt  hereiti  mentioned, 
and  at  the  eonehision  thereof,  whh  foreed  to  leave  the  plaet* 
of  n»y  nativity  for  my  adher*  iico  to  the  British  ('onstitntion  ; 
and  utter  my  sore  fatigues,  I  arrived  at  St.  .lohn  Kiver: 
and  there  with  the  lileHsing  of  (lod,  I  have  hitherto  enjoyed 
the  i»weet>«  of  peaee.  and  freedom  un<ler  the  henevolent  nm- 
pice:*  »>f  the  British  (Jovernment— whieh  every  h)yal  and 
true  subject  may  enjoy  with  me,  is  the  wish  of  the  Author. 

Khu/tt  County  David  Fanning. 

I.on<j  lieavh 

Nt'w  /inn,  :icick 
Jtnic  24M  1790. 


rSALM  37  4  .17. 

•Mark  the  perfect  man.  and  behold  the  upright !  for  the  end  of  t.mt  man  is 
peaoe." 


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utlu»r. 

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Tliv'»  Nnrrativc  of  Kavul  FanninK- 

Major  ItrJiinxoti  trK)k  the  (fdnuMiKi 

Thf  (IrMt  tiino  rny  tmitif^  taken 

My  iroiii^  to  tho  IndiHtiH 

John  'Fork  in  Kimt  Morula  . 

Colo.  Millx  taken 

Uilliam  t(Kik  mu  . 

My  wound!*  ilrcMHcd 

Treaty  with  tho  rel*!,  (Jolo.  Williama 

Tlie  reiltic-tion  of  Oiarlenwin 

('olo.  InniH'  Kntraf^omcnt  in  Sfiuth  Carolina 

Went  to  no<fp  River,  NortJi  ('arolina 

Col.  1Ianiilt'>ti'M  advertiaenicnt 

A  Hkirmiah  with  t>u(rk 

Joinc<)  lAird  ComwalliR 

A  Hkirminh  with  «,'npt.  John  Ilinda 

Tho  Three  .Skirmifthea. 

Tho  Skirmish  with  (kjllier,  and  Balfour 

My  appointment  from  J.  H.  f'raifrK 

A  copy  of  the  commi8<iion,  I  ((ave 

Tlie  namea  of  the  different  iMRcen 

Cliatham  tiikon    .... 

The  Refpilations  of  the  Loyalista 

The  oath  to  the  I»yeligt«    . 

Engagement  with  CoL  Alatoo 

Copy  of  a  parole  . 

Major  Cage's  letter 

Col.  t^lingaby  wounded 

The  Kngagcroent  with  Wade 

McDougald  and  McNeal  join  me 

My  advertiftement 

Hillsborough  takic,  (Oov.  takcu  priHoner) 

Colo  McNeal  killed,  and  myself  wounded 

Skirmish  with  O  Neal 

J.  H.  Craigg's  letter    . 

Colo  Kdmund  Fanning's  letter 

Capt.  John  Leggetts'  letters 

Colo.  McDougai's  list  of  Officers 

Colo.  McXeal's    do         do 

The  Volunteers  from  Wilmington 


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Pifferent  nkirmidhos  with  Rutherford's  men 

Rebel  |iroclamation     .        .    _    • 

A  Col.  Inaacs  from  tlio  mountains 

SkirnilHlieH  with  the  Itctwls 

Golstons's  House  liuint  and  two  Rebels  kil 

Terms  rcciuired  by  ino  of  the  RebeU    . 

Williams  answer  .... 

Rar.isey'a  Lotlors         .... 

Williams,  Hums,  &  Clarke's  letter 

Capt.  Linley  murdered,  and  two  men  hanged 

Col.  Alston  came  to  mo       . 

My  articles  presented  again 

General  Butler's  letter         ... 

Walker,  and  Carrie's  skirmishes  with  the  Rebels 

Balfour  killed 

Bryan  killed 

Rebel  Commisary  hanged     . 
Capt.  Williams  from  Gov'r  to  me. 

Griffith's  Letter 

Rosur  and  Goldston's  letters 

Capt  Dugin's  and  Ouins  letter     . 

The  answer  from  the  Assemblay  . 

Myself  married,  &  Capt.  Hooker  killed 

The  forged  letters       .        .        .        ■ 

My  answer  in  Major  Rains  nsme 

My  riding  Mare  taken .        .        .        ■ 

Hunter  artd  Williams  letter . 

My  arrival  in  Charleston 

The  names  of  the  gentlemen  Committee  in 

*  Rebel  proclamation  .        .        .        • 
Embarked  for  East  Florida 

♦  Major  Devoice's  Articles  ... 
A  certirtcato  of  my  Services  signed  by  officers  m 
An  estimate  of  my  property 

*  King's  Speech  .        .        .        • 

♦  My  speech  to  the  inhabitants   . 

*  Myself  and  others  set  out  for  East  Florida 

♦  My  arrival  at  New  Providence  . 
Col.  Hamilton's  letter  . 
My  Memorial  to  the  Commissioners 
Lieut.  Colo.  McKay's  letters 
Commissioner',  certificate    . 
Memorial  for  half  pay  to  Sir  George  Young 

•  My  letter  to  George  Randal 
The  Rebel  Act  of  oblivion  . 

♦  Rebel  Petition 

♦  Mr.  Branson's  letters 

*  William  Teague's  letter    . 


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A    JOURNAL  OF 

COL.  DAVID  FANNHnG'S  TRANSACTIONS, 

DURINO  THE  LATE  WAR,  IN  AMERICA;  FROM  THE  YEAR  1775, 
COMMENCING  Ibt  OF  MAY;   UNTIL  THE  PEACE. 


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^'I^Wl^i^^^OL.  THOMAS  FLEACHALL'  of  Fair 
^^^•'^^'•Q^  forest,  ordered  the  difl'erent  Captains  tc 
^0  c'/l^  b^  *^^^^  musters,  and  present  two  papers  for 
the  inhabitants  to  sign.  One  was  to  see 
who  was  friends  to  the  King  and  Gov- 
ei-nnient ;  and  the  other  was  to  s^e  who 
would  jv  !n  the  Rebellion. 
The  first  day  of  May,  Capt.  James  Lindley  of  Rabem's 
Creek,  sent  to  me,  as  I  was  a  Sergeant  of  the  said  comi)any, 
to  have  his  company  warned  to  meet  at  his  house  15th  of 
said  month.  I  did  accordingly,  and  presented  two  papers ; 
there  was  118  men  signed  in  favour  of  the  King,  also  de- 
clared to  defend  the  same,  at  the  risk  of  lives  and  property, 
in  July  1775.  There  was  several  advertisements  set  up  in 
every  part  of  said  district,  that  there  was  a  very  good  pres- 
petearing  minester  to  call  at  the  Different  places,  to  preach, 
and  Baptise  children. 

But  at  the  time  appointed,  instead  of  meeting  a  Minister, 
we  all  went  to  meet  two  Jews  by  name  of  Silvedoor  and 
Rapely ;  and  after  making  many  speeches  in  favour  of  the 
Rebellion,  and  used  all  their  endeavors  to  delude  the 
people  away,  at  last  presented  Revolution  papers  to  see  who 


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would   sign    them;    they  were    severely  repremanded    by 
Henry  O'near  and    many  others.    It  came  so  high,  that 
they  had  much  adue  to  get  oiF,  with  their  lives.     The 
Rebels  then  found  that  we  were  fully  determined  to  oppose 
them.    They  began  to  embody  in  the  last  of  said  month ; 
to  compel  all  to  join  them,  or  to  take  away  our  arms.     Our 
officers  got  word  of  their  intentions.     I  then  got  orders 
from  the  Captain  to  warn  the  Militia  to  assemble  them- 
selves at  Hugh  O'neal's  mill ;   which  was  done  by  several 
Captain's  companys,  and  continued  for  several  days  under 
arms ;  and  then  both  parties  was  determined  on  this  condi- 
tion,   that    neither    parties    should    intercept    each    other. 
This  continued  for  some  time,  until  the  Rebels  had  taken 
Thomas  Brown,'  who  after  that  had  the  honor  to  be  Colonel 
&f  the  Regiment  of  the  East  Florida  Rangers,  at  Augusta. 
They  burnt  his  feet,  tarred,  feathered  anil  cut  off  his  hair. 
After  that  he  got  so  he  was  able  to  set  on  horseback,  he 
came  to  our  poast,  and  the  Rebels  then  began  to  embody 
again.    Col'n  Fletchall  found  a  large  camp,  and  marched 
from  the  Liberty  Springs  to  Mill  Creek  on  our  way  towards 
Ninety-Six;    Twelve    miles    from    Ninety-Six  the  Rebels 
found  they  were  not  strong  enough  for  us,  and  sent  an 
Express  to  Col'n  Fletchall  to  come  and  treat  with  them, 
which  said  Fletchall  did.     But  the  terms  of  their  treat- 
ment I  did  not  know.    We  were  all  dismissed  until  further 
orders.    In  a  short  time  after  the  Rebels  took  Capt.  Robert 
Cunningham*   and  carried  him  off  to  Charlestown.    Our 
party  was  then  informed  of  his  being  taken  off  in  the  ni|,-it 
time,  and  by  making  inquiry  after  him,  we  got  information 
of  a  large  quantity  of  Ammonition,  that  was  there,  on  its 
way  to  the  Cherechee  Nati(m  for  Capt.  Richard  Paris  to 
bring  the  Indians  down    into  the   settlement,  where^the 
friends  of  the  Government  lived,  to  murdev  all  they  coud. 
We  intercepted  the  amonition   and  took  Capt'n  R.  Paris, 
who  swore  to  these  facts.    We  there  formed  a  large  campj 


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and  Col.  Fletcliall  being  so  heavy,  he  gave  up  the  command 
to  Maj.  Joseph  liohiuHon/ 

In  the  month  of  Nov'r  1775,  the  South  Can)lina  Militia, 
of  which  I  was  at  that  time  Sergeant,  under  the  command 
cf  Major  Joseph  RobinHon,  laid  seige  to  a  Fort,  erected  by 
t-ie  Rebels  at  Ninety-Six ;  commanded  by  Col.  Mason : 
which  continued  for  the  space  of  three  days,  and  three 
nights — at  the  expiration  of  which  time  the  Rebels  were 
forced  to  surrender,  and  give  up  the  Fort  and  Artillery. 
Major  Robinson  then  ordered  the  Militia  to  the  North  side 
of  Saluda  River,  and  discharged  them,  for  eighteen  days. 
Afterwards  orders  were  issued  for  every  Captain  to  collect 
their  respective  companies  at  Hendrick^s  Mill,  about  20 
miles  from  Ninety-Six ;  The  Rebels  having  received  Intel- 
ligence of  our  intended  motion,  they  immediately  marched 
before  us;  and  took  possession  of  the  ground,  which  pre- 
vented our  assembling  there.  But  about  300  of  our  Men 
met  at  Little  River  and  marched  from  thence  to  Reedy 
River;  and  encamped  at  the  Big  Cane  Breaks  for  rjeveral 
days.  The  Rebels  being  informed  of  our  situation,  marched 
unexpectedly  upon  us,  and  made  prisoners  of  130  of  men ; 
the  remainder  fled  into  the  woods  and  contiimed  there, 
with  the  Cherichee  Indians  until  the  18th  Jan'v  1776; 
when  I  was  made  a  prisoner  by  a  party  of  Rebels  com- 
manded by  a  Captain  John  Bums ;  who  after  detaining  me 
four  days,  repeatedly  urging  me  to  take  the  oath  of  alle- 
giance to  the  United  States,  stript  me  of  every  thing,  and 
mcde  me  give  security,  for  my  future  good  behaviour,  by 
which  means  I  got  clear;  *n  the  10th  of  May  1770  hearing 
the  Rebels  had  issued  a  proclamation  to  all  the  friends  of 
government,  offering  them  pardon  and  protection,  provided 
they  would  return  to  their  respective  habitations  and  re- 
main neutral,  this  induced  me  for  to  return  to  my  home, 
where  I  arrived  on  the  15th  of  June. 


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On  the  20th,  the  Rebelii  being  apprehensive  of  the  Cher- 
ichee  Indians  breaking  out,  despatched  several  emissaries 
among  the  Loyalists,  for  to  discover  their  intentions.  One 
of  which  was  Capt.  Ritchie,  who  came  to  me,  and  told  me 
he  was  a  friend  to  Government,  and  sometime  before 
left  the  Indian  Nation,  and  then  wanted  a  pilot  to  con- 
duct him  to  the  Indian  Nation  again.  I  agreed  to  conduct 
him  to  any  part  of  the  country  he  wanted  for  to  go  to,  pro- 
vided he  would  keep  it  secret.  This  he  promised  for  to  do. 
But  immediately  he  went  and  lodged  information  again,jt 
me,  and  swore  that  I  then  had  a  company  of  men,  ready 
in  order,  for  to  join  the  Indians.  In  consequence  of  this,  I 
was  made  prisoner  again,  on  the  25th,  by  a  Capt.  John 
Rogers,  and  thrown  into  close  conlinement  with  three  cen- 
tinels  over  me.  On  the  Ist  of  July,  the  Indians^  came 
down  into  the  back  country  of  South  Carolina,  and  killed 
several  families;  at  which  time,  the  rebel  camp  being  in 
great  confusion,  I  made  my  escape,  and  went  to  my  own 
house  at  Rabirn's  creek ;  but  finding  a  number  of  my  friends 
had  already  gone  to  the  Indians,  and  more  disposed  so  for  to 
do,  I  got  twenty-live  men  to  join  me ;  and  on  our  arrival  at 
Parishies  plantation,  on  Reedy  River,  in  the  Indian  land,  we 
formed  a  junction  with  the  Indians,  on  the  16th  inst.,  in  the 
evening ;  the  militia  and  the  Cherickees  to  amount  of  260 
surrounded  the  fort  built  with  logs,  containing  450  of  the 
Rebels.  After  a  smart  fire  on  both  sides  for  two  hours  and 
a  half,  we  retreated  without  any  injury  except  one  of  the 
Indian  Chiefs  being  shot  through  the  hand.  I  then  left  the 
Indians  and  persued  my  way  to  North  Carolina ;  where,  on 
my  arrival,  I  was  taken  up  again,  and  close  confined ;  but 
was  rescued  by  my  friends,  three  dififerent  times.  Alter 
which  I  made  my  escape  good.  1  then  endeavored  for  to 
go  home  again ;  and  after  experiencing  numberless  hardships 
in  the  woods,  I  arrived  the  10th  of  March,  1777,  at  Rebun'a 
creek,  South  Carolina. 


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I  was  made  prisoner  a^jain  on  the  11th,  by  a  Capt,  Smith, 
bound  hand  and  f(M)t,  and  carried  under  guard,  towards 
Ninety-six  goal;  alter  marching  twelve  niiles,  the  company 
halted  for  the  evening,  and  watching  an  opportunity,  I  cut 
the  ropes  I  was  bound  with,  and  stript  myself  when  the  guard 
was  asleep,  I  threw  myself  out  of  the  window  and  returned 
back  to  fleburn's  creek,  by  a  difl'erent  way,  from  that  which 
they  had  carried  me  prisoner.  1  was  obliged  now  for  to 
secret  myself  in  the  woods,  and  wbh  supi>lied  with  provition 
by  some  Quakers,  and  other  Loyalists,  in  the  neighbourhood. 

A  company  of  loyalists,  of  which  I  was  one,  was  then 
raised  by  a  Richard  Parish,  and  it  was  determined  to  go  to 
Mobile,  and  join  the  British  anny.  One  of  the  company 
proving  treacherous,  gave  information  to  the  rebels,  who 
raised  a  body  of  troops  for  to  suppress  us.  They  took  me, 
with  five  more  prisoners,  and  carried  us  to  Ninety-six  goal, 
on  the  5th  August,  1777.  Captain  Parish  escaped  with 
some  loyalists,  belonging  to  the  company,  and  made  his 
way  good  to  the  British  army  at  Mobile,  in  West  Florida. 
Myself,  with  five  others,  who  were  taken,  remained  in  close 
confinement,  until  November  following,  and  we  were  tried 
for  our  lives,  on  a  charge  of  High  Treason,  for  rising  in  arms 
against  the  United  States  of  America;  but  were  acquited 
and  went  home.  The  fees  and  expenses  of  my  confinement 
amounted  to  £300,  Virginia  money,  allowing  dollars  at  six 
shillings  each,  which  I  paid,  and  was  then  ordered  back  to 
the  goal  for  the  rent  of  the  room. 

On  the  Ist  of  March,  1778,  Capt.  John  Tork,  of  East  Flori- 
da, received  orders  from  the  commander-in-chief  for  the 
Loyal  Militia,  of  Georgia,  and  South  Carolina,  to  assemble 
themselves.  Accordingly,  they  were  embodied.— Tlie  major- 
ity of  the  people  chose  me  their  commanding  officer,  we 
took  a  number  of  prisoners,  famished  ourselves  with  horses, 
and  marched  to  Savannah  river  on  the  borders  of  Georgia, 
(two    miles    above   Augusta),  Capt.   Tork,  who  was    our 


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pilijt,  then   cot  diwMHiragwl,  ftiid  wouM   not  suffer  any  of 
the    militia  to   proceed   with    him    back   to   East   Florida 
except  three  men  ;  we  were  then  under  the  nece««ity  of  re- 
turning home,  upwardrt  of  one  hundred  niileH,  through  the 
rebel  country ;  and   Intake  our«elve8  to  the  woods  as  for- 
merly.    During  our  retreat,  we  were  i)er«ued  by  tl\ree  hun- 
dred rebelrt ;  but  we  got  back  home  to  Kebuni's  cre«'k  safe. 
When  the  Rebels  f<»und  we  were   returned,  they  rained  a 
body  of  men   for  to  take   us ;  and  for  the  space  of  three 
months  kept  so  coutttant  a  look  out  that  we  were  obliged  for 
to  stay  in  the  woods ;  six  weeks  of  which  time  I  never  saw 
a  man,  except  Samuel  Brown  (who  was  afterwards  kille<l  at 
Tiger  river,)  that  shared  my  sufferings;   we  lived  entirely 
without  either  bread  or  salt,  upon  what  we  killed  in  the 
wilderness.    We  determined,  let  the  consequences  l)e  what 
they  would,  to  prot-eed  to  the  settlement  of  (ireen  river, 
North  Carolina,  where   we   rested   ourselves   at  a  friend's 
house,  about  a  week.    Hero  we  parted.    I  then  proceeded 
to  Tiger  river,  where  I  arrived  safe  on  the  1st  of  June,  1778. 
Myself,  and  Samuel  Smith,  now  associated,  and  were  taken 
by  a  company  of  rebels  conn>ianded  by  a  Capt.  Goiry.    We 
made  our  escape  the  second  night,  by  bribing  the  sentinei, 
and  parted  com[)any.     I  met  with  one  of  the  horses  belong- 
ing to  the  rebels,  about  a  mile  from  the  house  I  had  escaped 
from,  and  mounted  him.    They  pei-sued  me  through  the 
woods  by  the  horse's  tracks,  upwar''    of  seventy  miles,  and 
came  to  Rebum's  Creek,  where  I  lived.    They  were  anxious 
to  recover  their  horse  from  me,  and  promised  for  to  return 
one  of  the  four  they  had  taken  from  me,  if  I  would  deliver 
up  the  said  horse.    This  being  agreed  upon,  I  went  with 
them  for  to  receive  my  own  horse  back ;  when  we  had  ad- 
vanced 30  miles  we  came  near  to  w^here  a  rebel  fort  was ;  I 
desired  them  to  go,  a  little  out  of  the  way,  and  avoid  it, 
which  they  had  promised  to  do  before  we  proceeded  on  our 
journey.    One  of  them  laid  hold  of  my  horse's  bridle,  and 


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told  nio  to  Hurrendor  invKflf  a  prisoner,  for  tliev  were  detw- 
inincd  to  coiitiiie  me  in  the  Fort,  or  carry  nif  to  Ninety  Six 
goiil,   fthout   HO   mih'rt  off.      Tlu'V   wiid  I  was  n..t  in  that 
damned  tory  country  at  that  time.     I,  therefore,  after  muw 
conversation,  oonchuled  to  submit  for  to  he  disarmed  at  the 
time,  as  they  threatened  hh)winjj  a  ball  thn)ugh  me  every 
instant,  if  I  did  not  surren<ler  ;  whieh  I  did.     On  my  arrival 
at  the  F<»rt,  I  was  stript  of  my  clothes,  and  confined  close 
'till  morning,  when  they  tied  my  legs  under  a  h«)rse'8  belly, 
and  took  me  before  a  magistrate  to  commit  me  to  goal. 
However  I  was  admitted  to  bail  for   my  goo<l  behaviour. 
On  my  return  to  the  j>eoi»le,  who  took  my  horse,  and  clothes, 
and  asking  for  them,  I  was  retaken  before  another  magis- 
trate, and   committed  to  goal,  under  a  strong  guard.     On 
my  procee<ling  towards  the  goal,  the  guard  was  particularly 
careful   about  securing  me ;  and  in  order  for  to  do  it,  the 
more  effectually  tied  me  with  a  rope,  to  a  stout  fellow  who 
was  one  of  them.     When  I  found  him  asleep,  I  took  the 
opportunity  to  cut  myself  loose  with  a  knife  (or  rather  with 
a  pair  of  liorse  tleaines)  which  was  accidently  left  lying  in 
the  road,  and  thn>wing  mystdf  out  of  the  window  made  my 
escape,  and  took  to  the  mountains  for  shelter.     I  continued 
there,  for  some  time,  when  Col.  Mills  of  the  Loyal  Militia  on 
knowing  where  I  was,  proposed  at  several  meetings,  we  had, 
to  raise  a  company  ;  which  we  did,  of  500  men,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  going  to  St.  Augustine.     One  of  the  c«>mpany  proved 
faithless,  and  gave  information   to  the  Rel>els,  who  imme- 
diately embodied  themselves,  and  took  Col.  Mills  prisoner, 
with  16  of  the  company,  and  carried  them  off  to  Salisbury 
Jail.     Myself  with  14  more  persued  about  20  miles  with  an 
intention  of  rescuing  them,  until  we  were  in  sight  of  Gilbert 
Town;  where  the  Rebels  had  a  guard  ;  and  finding  we  could 
not  effect  our  purpose  at  tiiat  time,  our  numbers  being  so 
small,  and  theirs  increasing,  we  returned  back.     The  Rebels 
persued  us  all  night,  and  in  the  morning,  we  perceived  them 


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within  »lu»t  of  u>a  ;  we  Hml  upon  tliviu,  whieli  tliey  retnmwl ; 
and  continued  «kirniixliinj(  with  them  in  tho  wotnU  about  nn 
hour;  when  thcv  rutrouteU.  Wluit  injun*  we  did  tht-ni  we 
couhl  not  ti'll ;  on  our  part  we  »utK're<l  no  lon^.  litre  our 
party  Heparated.  I  made  way  for  Holitten  Hiver  ahout  140 
milert  through  the  w»»odi»— I  had  jtroeeeded  about  40  mile* 
on  my  way,  when  I  was  met  by  tiiree  nien  ;  one  of  which 
knew  me.  lie  eanie  to  nie,  with  wK'niiiifr  friendrthip,  and  on 
talvinji  my  hand,  called  bin  companiouH  to  hmM  him  in  bc- 
ouriiiK  mo ;  which  they  did ;  and  mwle  nie  a  prisoner. 
Tliey  tied  my  handn  behind  my  back,  an<l  feet  to  each  other 
under  the  hor>«eH  belly  and  t(M>k  me  to  Ninety  Six  Jail  again, 
where  I  was  ch)hely  contined  for  17  dayn.  Durinj;  my  c(»n- 
flnement  I  gnt  acquainted  with  a  friend  to  the  government, 
who  lived  there,  by  talking  to  him  through  the  grates;  lie 
furnished  me  with  two  files  and  a  knife,  by  which  meann  I 
CMt  through  the  iron  bars  and  eHcape<l.  I  returned  again  to 
ReburnV  (^reek  and  after  remaining  some  time  in  the  woods 
there,  I  was  advised  by  friends  for  to  make  peace  with  Capt. 
Gillian,  who  eommanded  a  company  of  Kebels  on  the  In- 
dian lines.  Tie  I  durst  not  be  seen  by  any  one  of  the  Kel»el 
party,  I  got  one  of  my  friends  to  go  to  him,  and  desire  him 
to  meet  me  alone,  at  a  particular  place,  and  give  him  my 
word  I  would  not  injure  him.  We  met  accordingly,  and 
passed  our  wt)rd8  not  for  to  disturb  or  injure  each  other.  We 
continued  our  meetings,  in  the  wwds,  generally,  every  day, 
or  two,  for  the  space  of  a  month  ;  until  we  were  discovered 
by  some  of  his  company  ;  who  threatened  for  to  have  him 
punished  for  treating  with  me;  however  he  still  met  me, 
now  and  then,  and  introduced,  a  friend  of  his,  to  me  ;  who 
he  told  me,  I  might  depend  upon.  One  day,  I  observed  an 
alteration  in  their  behaviours,  and  asked  them  when  at  some 
distance,  if  he  meant  for  to  keep  his  word  with  me,  lie  re- 
plied "  by  all  means."  We  were  all  on  horseback,  and  I  had 
my  rifle  across  my  saddle.    When  we  were  going  to  part,  as 


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I  ex|MM'ti'<l,  li.i  HiKhiutil.v  HtMziul  my  ritle ;  aiul  the  man  who 
wurt  with  him  wizt'tl  hold  ..t'  m.v  liorM-'n  l.ri«lh«,  h<'  jtrrwiitt'd 
hit*  riHo  t«)  my  hreant  ami  told  me  1  was  liin  prirtoiier.  or  a 
dead  man.     I  wan  uikUt  tht<  mroHnlty  to  Hurrpiider,  and  they 
carrie<l  me  attain  to  my  old  (jiiarter*  at  Ninety-Six,  wiiere 
wo  arrived  on  the  Iltli  of  Oct'r  1778.     I  wa«  Ktripped  en- 
tirely luiked,  thrown  into  iron-*  and  cliained  to  the  floor.     I 
renuiined  in  that  ..ituation  nntil  the  •J«»th  of  Deeendter  follow- 
ing,  when  I  agahi  made  uhirt,  for  to  get  my  ironi*  otf,  and 
haviiij;  Hawed  ono^of  tiie  gratCH  »ome  time  hefore,  1  again 
ebcajH'd  hy  means  of  a  fellow  prisoner,  who  nupplied  me  with 
some  old  ch.tlieH,  of  which  I  made  a  rope  to  let  me  down  ;  I 
reeeived  a  fall  in  getting  down,  but  luckily  did  not  hurt  my- 
Bclf.     The  (toah.r  heard  me  fall,  and  presented  a  musket  at 
me,  out  of  a  window  ;  but  I  avoided  him.     He  alarmed  the 
guard  and  they  persued  me  ;  but  however  I  got  clear  oH".     I 
found  Hiyself  mueh  hurt  by  a  fall  I  got  in  their  chasing  mo. 
I  got  back  to  Ueburn's  Creek  ;  but  was  taken  in  three  day»; 
and   again  iiitr»Kluced   at  Ninety-Six.     I  was  chained  and 
ironed  as  before,  in  the  centre  of  a  rojm  HO  feet  wpiare ; 
forty-five  from  the  ground,  the  snow  bea'ang  in,  through  the 
roof,  with  4:  grates  open  inght  and  day.     I  remained  in  this 
state  eleven  days;  I  got  my  chains  ofi'  in  the  night  of  the 
12th  ;  The  Goaler  did  not  chain  mc  down  again  ;  but  I  had 
still  part  of  them  renuuning  on  one  of  my  leg»,  which  weighed 
seven  pounds  and  three  quarters.     I  continue<l  h)ofte  in  Goal 
until  the  13th  of  February  177U,  when  I  took  u  bar  out  of  the 
window,  in  the  night,  and  prised  one  of  the  jilanks  out  of  the 
floor  of  the  Room,  and  from  thence  went  down  stairs;  I 
found  the  door  fast,  secured  ;  but  I  went  to  a  breach,  I  had 
formerly  made  in  the  back  of  the  chinmey,  and  got  out. 
One  of  my  fellow  prisoners  escaped  with  me,  and  we  kept 
together  for  some  time  after.     We  found  a  number  of  Horses 
grazing  in  a  field  belonging  to  a  company  of  Rebels,  under 
the  command  of  Capt.  Fair;  who  that   night  come  into 


.      3 


MOMMMMMM 


■ma 


Town.     Wi«  iiiuiintiMi  fHi'li  of  u»,  mul  tikIo  off  to  Ui'hunr* 
CriH'k.     Oil  our  w»v,  w»«  »«to|i|N'<l  iit  a  lionw,  uml  f'iiriii«li«'(| 
ourw'lveH  with  ii  Uirii<  aikI  h  piiir  of  |>i»»toU;  w««  iiIko  Kti|>|i|ir<I 
(Hirm-IvoH  with  clotliiii^f.     Hy  tlii-*  tiriie,  tin-  iicijihlMiiirlioiKl 
wttH  BliiriiuMi,  niid   tlu»    rt'lu-l    militia  nt'iit  in   |MTrtiiit  of  iia. 
They  laid  itevtTiiI  »ni I ni«ia< !«•»♦,  hiit  without  ftft'rt,  and  con- 
tliuHMl  uiiilHMli(><l,  for  nix  iiioiithM.     I  wuh  ho  fortiiunti'  iim  for 
to  «'Hi'U|K' ;  hut  my  ••omimnioii  whh  tiik(>n.     Thr  <hiy  artt-r,  he 
w»w  takfii.  I  WI4H  ri<liiij<  through  a  |ii«'<;t«  of  tiiiiiK-nMl  wtHxIrt, 
whtMi  I  <lii»rov«>nHl  a  party  of  men— thoy  <liw'ovt're<l  mo,  and 
pemufd  on   full   h|h'«1   for  neven   iiiih .♦ ;  luit  I  wan  lu<ky 
t'liough  to  i-wapo  tlu'in  ;  hitt  my   IlnrH*'  fallinj?,  throw  mo, 
and   I  imfortunatoly  hwt  my  ritle.     An  advertizement  wan, 
then,  made  piililic,  for  ap|>n'h»'ndin>;  iiic;  and  a  reward  of 
Heventy  silver  dolhirw,  and  Threo  Ilundrotl  paper  (Hich,  waa 
offortKl  tc  take  me.     Thin  miuh"  me  M-ry  cautious,  notwith- 
standing wliich  I  wan  betrayed,  and  fired  upon  l>y  a  party  of 
Keliels,  in  numher,  nixteen ;  I  reeeived  two  iuillitrt  in  my 
biuk  ;  one  of  whi<'h  iH  not  extracted.     I  hnkily  kept  my  Heat 
in  the  Raddle,  and  rode  off.     Atlor  pro<-ee<ling  12  miles  I 
turned  my  liorne  into  the  wixkIh,  and  remained  there  eight 
dayH ;  having  no  support  hut  herlx*,  except  three  eggH ;  my 
wounds,  at  this  time  beiiig  trouhlesonje  and  offeneive,  for 
the  want  of  dressing,  I  got  my  Horse  again,  and  moved 
about  12  miles  to  a  friend's  house ;  where  on  my  arrival,  I 
mad(}  a  signal,  which  they  knew,  to  acquaint  thei'i,  of  my 
being  alive — a  young  girl  of  fourteen  years  old.  came  to  me ; 
but  when  she  came  near  enough  to  see  me,  she  was  fright- 
ened so  at  the  sight,  she  run  off.     I  persued  atler  her  on 
horseback,  telling  her  who  I  was;   She  said  she  new  it  was 
me,  but  I  was  dead ;  that  I  was,  then,  a  spirit  and  stunk  yet. 
I  was  a  long  time  before  I  could  get  her  to  come  to  me,  I 
looked  so  much  like  a  rack  of  nothing  but  nkin  and  bones, 
and  my  wounds  had  not  been  dressed,  and  my  ch)thes  all 
bloody.     My  misery  and  situation  was  l>eyond  explanation, 


*  ^f^i^:?^  -*'■  *  t-*>9fc.  •if^.v^^fr.i^^^A . 


.,^'.*W.»*ti<«*^ 


■!vfa">r-#*vjr«rt<-**.  ^^v^'-iWW.^.^.kjt  .k*»-    ^A".' 


I 


r  'i  1 

aiwi  no  tVifix!  i»  tin*  worlt)  that  I  coiihl  ()i>|K*!)<l  u\»>u  ;  flow* 
evi-r,  tlicM!  |N>it|il«>  MTiri);  iiu>  in  tliiit  <li>>trcMt  pitiiatii>n,  tonk 
tlu'f  irrpiiti-'t  cnrt'  of  nii',  and  ArrM  my  wonml*.  Mv  lior^i' 
liHvin^  l»«'t»n  HiM-n  l»y  Horn*'  of  the  Ui-Im-I  |iiirty,  tliry  roiir|ii«lr(l 
I  wiiH  not  killed:  nnd  wrot«  Mcvj-nil  h-ttiT*  whirli  fliev  jf»vo 
unu  of  tny  fricndi*,  oHcriri);  to  treat  with  nic ;  nnd  uflvi>tin){ 
1110  to  )tiirn>nd«T  ;  thrt'iitfnin^  at  tli«>  xamo  time,  in  <-n-*«'  f  dir| 
not,  to  huni^li  tfi^lit  families  of  my  friiMidrt  ont  of  South  Caro- 
lina. A  liinitcti  timv  wan  giM>n  for  my  anowrr,  hnt  it  had 
expired,  l)t"fore  that  I  r«'f«'ivt!d  the  h-ttern ;  in  (•(tnneqiicnci) 
of  whii'h,  their  thnatH  were  put  in  execution  ;  and  the  fx-o- 
ple'rt  propertieH  wh-  taken  from  them,  and  they  confined. 
On  the  reeeijit  of  my  letter,  the  |K>ople  were  lilieratwl,  hut 
their  properties  were  ntill  «lctaine<]. 

The  xeeond  day.  after,  I  treated  with  the  Tolonel  of  tho 
Relad  Militia,  and  had  an  ex|»re»«  cent  off  to  (}(»v.  Kntledjjo 
at  ("Inirlej-town,  ahout  a  we<'k  after  hin  atiHwer  eame  hack 
with  a  conditional  pardon  for  that  Mhieh  I  had  done,  »>hould 
he  forj?otton,  and  that  I  should  lix'c  (jnietly  an<l  peacefully 
at  home;  and  he  obliged  to  pilot  parfieii  throuf^li  the  wikmIs 
at)  oecation  mi^ht  require. 

Before  I  excepted  of  thece  condilionw,  J  advincd  with  my 
friends,  and  com[»any,  who  all  approved  of  it,  ai*  it  cr»ndueed 
both  to  their  eaHe,  nnd  .>*afetv. 

I  remained  at  home  a  vear  and  twelve  davs,  and  was  re- 
peat),<lly  urged  for  to  except  of  a  company  in  the  Continental 
service,  wliich  I  always  refused. 

After  the  re<luction  of  Charlerttown,  myself  and  one  Wil- 
liam Cuningham,*  concluded  for  to  emlxKly  a  party  of  men, 
which  we  affected. 

We  determined  for  to  take  Col'n  Williams,  of  the  Rebel 
Militia,  prisoner,  and  then  to  join  Capt.  Parish,  who  was  to 
raise  a  company  and  assist  us.  Col'n  Williams  got  notice 
of  it,  and  pushed  otf ;  and  though  we  g  >t  sight  of  him,  he 
escaped  us. 


H 


I! 


^._ 


I. 


[  12  ] 

We  now  found  ourselves  growing  strong,  and  numbers 
flocking  daily  to  us. 

I  then  look  the  King's  proclamations  and  distributed 
them  through  the  country,  for  ujiwards  of  a  hundred 
miles. 

Capt.  Parish  had  command  of  the  party,  and  marched  up 
to  Ninety-six,  which  he  took  command  of,  without  liring  a 
shot,  where  I  found  him  again.  The  day  after,  we  marched 
about  12  miles,  to  Gen.  Williamson's  at  Whitehall;  who 
commanded  a  fort  with  U  swivels,  and  two  companies  of 
ytrovincial  troops.  On  our  approach,  he  met  us,  ab«)ut  three 
miles  of  the  Fort,  attended  by  several  officers,  requesting  he 
might  discharge  the  troops,  and  have  protection  for  himself 
and  them. 

We  granted  him  what  he  requested  ;  and  took  possession 
of  the  Fort,  and  their  arms,  which  they  piled  up ;  after  that 
they  marched  out  of  the  garrison. 

Three  days  atVer  that,  Col.  Pickins,  with  300  men,  marched 
out  and  laid  down  their  arms. 

General  Robert  Cunningham,  of  the  Loyal  Militia,  now 
took  the  command  ;  and  formed  a  camp. 

We  kept  scouting  parties,  through  the  country,  and  had 
many  skirmishes;  but  none  of  consequence. 

After  the  British  American  troops,  had  taken  p«)8session 
of  Ninety-six,  I  continued  scouting  on  the  Indian  lines, 
until  Col.  Innis  forwarded  his  march  up  to  Musgrovi  Mill, 
on  the  Inuoree  River,  I  then  joined  them  with  a  party  of 
fourteen  men. 

The  following  morning  the  picketts  were  attacked  by  a 
party  of  Rebels.  Col.  Innis  ordered  us  to  advance  and  sup- 
port them,  which  we  did,  and  followed  them  until  we 
arrived  where  the  main  body  lay,  under  Col.  Williams. 
Col.  Innis  was  unfortunately  wounded,  with  several  other 
officers. 
We  engaged  them  for  sometime,  and  then  retreated  about 


t- 


•^^ 


li 


[  13 1 

a  mile  and  a  quarter;  where  wc  eiicamjiecl  and  in  the  night, 
marched  oif  towards  ^Ninety-six,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Depister.' 

The  next  morninc;  I,  and  my  small  party  returned  hack  to 
the  Indian  lines.  AVe  continuod  ncoutinj;  on  the  lines,  for 
sometime,  until  I  met  with  Capt.  Parish,  of  the  British 
American  South  Carolina  Regiment,  who  gave  me  a  list  of 
some  soldiers  that  he  had  permission  for  to  visit  their  friends 
iu  the  country,  on  the  return  from  Florida  to  Js'inety-.-ix,  I 
was  desired  by  him  for  to  go  to  give  them  notice  tor  to  join 
their  regiments.  On  this  exi)edition,  I  fell  in  with  Major 
Forgessons"  party,  which  was  defeated,  live  days  afterwards. 
The  Rebels  after  that,  began  to  be  numerous  and  trouble- 
some;  and  little  or  no  regulation  amongst  us,  I  nnule  the 
best  of  my  way  to  Deep  River,  North  Carolina,  where  I 
remained  until  the  month  of  Feluniary,  1781. 

I  was,  during  this  time,  discovering  the  disposition  of  the 
people ;  being  informed  that  Lord  Cornwallis  was  mar'-Mng 
that  way,  I  kept  my  intentions  secret,  imtil  I  received  cer- 
tain accounts.  I  then  caused  this  advertisement  to  be  pub- 
lished, and  used  all  my  influence  to  get  all  the  Loyalists  to 
join  me,  and  defend  ourselves  when  occasion  might  recpiire. 
A  true  copy  of  which  is  here  set  forth. 

"  ADVERTISEMENT. 

If  any  of  his  Majesty's  loyal  and  faithful  subjects,  able 
and  willing  to  serve  in  the  Royal  North  Carolina  Regiment 
commanded  by  Col.  Hamilton,  arc  hereby  requested  to  re- 
pair to  his  encampment.  The  Bounty  allowed  for  each  man, 
is  three  Guineas  ;  and  the  terms  of  the  engagement  are  that 
he  shall  serve  during  the  Rebellion,  and  within  the  Provinces 
of  North  and  South  Carolina,  and  Virginia  only  ;  that 
durini^  his  service  he  shall  be  entitled  to  Clothing,  Pay,  Pro- 
visions, and  all  the  advantages  of  his  Majesty's  Regular,  and 
Provincial  Troops,  and  at  the  end  of  the  Rebellion,  when  he 


1 

1 

■1 

i 

1 

i 

^ 

[  14  ] 

bwonu'rt  <H.*cliargod,  of  conrrti-,  he  is  to  rfceivt-  nn  a  reward 
for  \m  Kervieert  during  the  war,  a  free  grant  of  Lund  agreea- 
ble to  hirt  Majesty V  in-oclaniation," 

Of  hiii'  iietvuiiifi  (ien.  Greene,  as  far  m  llillslmro,  thie 
struek  siuh  a  terror  «.n   the  Uvhvh,  and  \va«  w.  jdeasiiig  to 
UH,  that  we  inniiediately  disarmed  the  diHatfeeted  and  em- 
bodied about  ;UK»  men  under  tl»e  eomnmn<l  of  C^.l.  Pyles. 
He  fell  in  with  a  party  of  Rebels  iCol  LeeV  dragoons)  and 
•  lortt  20  men  killed,  besides  the  wounded,  that  died  after- 
wards.    At  this  time  I  was  with  a  small  party  at  Deep 
liiver,  where  I  took  two  Rebel  «»ffieer8,  prisoners  and  sev- 
eral soldiers.     I  then  dire.-red  my  march  where  1  letl  Col. 
Pyles  and  came  within  a  little  distance  of  the  Dragoons, 
that  had  cut  him  up,  when  I  was  informed  of  his  misfortune 
by  some  of  his  party  that  had  fled  ;  we  then  separated  into 
email  parties  and  took  to  the  woods  for  stnnetime. 

The  dav  Lord  (\)rnwallis  defeated  Gen.  (ireene  at  GuiUb 
ford,"  I  was  surprized  by  a  C^iptain  Duck,  with  a  company 
of  Rebels,  where  I  sustained  a  loss  of  all  our  Horses,  and 
arms  ;  we  had  one  man  killed  on  each  side. 

The  day  following,  myself,  and  three  more  of  the  com- 
pany, funiished  ourselves  with  arms,  and  persued  the  Rebels, 
who  we  discovered  had  g(»ne  to  their  respective  homes  with 
their  plunder.    We  visited  one  of  their  houses  and  found 
the  horses  which  had  been  taken  from  the  friends  of  the 
Government ;  and  discovering  one  of  the  said  i)arty  in  an 
out  house,  I  lired  at  him,  and  wounded  him  in  the  neck 
with  buckshot ;  but  he  escaped.     We   then   mounted  our- 
selves, and  turning  the  other  horses  into  the  woods,  we  re- 
turned back  to  Deep  River.     We  kept  concealed  in  the 
woods  and  collected  25  men,  having  scouts  out  continually 
until  we  proceeded  to  Dixon's  Mill,  Cane  Creek,  where  Lord 
Comwallis  was  there  encamped.     On  our  arrival  there  his 
Lordship  met  us,  and  asked  me  several  questions  respecting 
the  situation  of  the  country,  and  disposition  of  the  people. 


IPHP 


.'^ff^•.lT'n^fVi«^.■^liT/;<v^T^■'..  tit'^v - 


i  rpwnrd 
1  agreea- 

loro,  tliifl 
eurtiiig  to 
and  I'lu- 
.1.  Pyles. 
)oni»)  and 
ed  after- 
at  Deep 
and  Hev- 
:  left  Col. 
Jrafjjoons, 
lirtt'ortuno 
ratt'd  into 

at  Guild' 

company 

jraes,  and 

the  com- 
lie  Kebels, 
ornes  with 
and  found 
ids  of  the 
iirtv  in  an 

the  neck 
mted  our- 
ads,  we  re- 
led  in  the 
•ontiiiually 
ihere  Lord 
1  there  his 

respecting 
the  people. 


f 


[  lA  ] 

I  gave  him  all  the  information  in  my  i»owcr,  and  leaving 
the  company  with  his  Lordship.  I  returned  hack  to  Deep 
river  in  order  for  to  cf»nduct  more  men  to  the  protection  of 
tlie  Hritirth  arms. 

Two  days  following,  I  returned  to  the  anny  at  Chatham 
Conrt  house,  afTter  Iwing  surprised   and   dispersed   by  the 
Rebel  Dragoons ;  on  my  bringing  in  7o  Loyalists.     I  /oined 
my  comi)any  again  and  went  with  his   Lordship,  to  Cross 
Creek,  and  as  we  had  lost  most  of  t»ur  horses,  we  determined 
to  return  to  Deep  River,  and  join  his  Lordship  when  on  his 
way  to  Hillsbo/ough,     General  Green   followe<l  his  Lord- 
ship as  far  as  Little  River,  and  then  returned  to  Ramseys 
Mills  on  his  way  to  Camden ;  his  men  marched  in  small 
parties  and  distressed  the  friends  to  Government,  through 
the  Deep  River  settlement ;  I  took  18  of  them  at  different 
times,  and  paroled  them,  and  after  that  we  were  not  dis- 
tressed by  them  for  some  little   time;  after  a  little  while 
some  of  us  had  assembled  at  a  friends  house,  where  we  were 
surroimded  by  a  party  of  14  Rebels  under  the  command  of 
Capt   John  Hinds ;  we  perceived  their  ajiproach  and  pre- 
pare<l  for  to  receive  then;;  when  they  had  got  quite  near  us, 
we  run  out  of  the  doors  of  the  house,  tired  upon  them,  and 
killed  one  of  them  ;  on  which  we  took  three  of  their  horses, 
and  some  firelocks— we  then  took  to  the  woods  and  unfor- 
tunately had  two  of  our  little  company  taken,  one  of  which 
the  Rebels  shot  in  cold  blood,  and  the  other  they  himg  on 
the  spot  where  we  had  killed  the  man  a  few  days  before— 
We  were  exasperated  at  this,  that  we  determined  to  have 
satisfaction,  and   in  a  few  days  I  collected   17  men  well 
armed,  and  formed  an  ambuscade  on  Deep  River  at  Coxe's 
Mills,  and  sent  out  spies.    In  the  course  of  two  liours,  one  of 
my  spies  gave  me  information  of  a  party  of  Rebels  plunder- 
ing his  house,  which  was  about  three  miles  off.     I  instantly 
marched  to  the  place  and  discovered  them  in  a  field  near  the 
house.     I  attacked  them  immediately,  and  kept  up  a  smart 


r 


r 
I* 


[  IG  ] 

fire  for  half  an  lu.ur,  during  wlndi  time,  we  killed  their 
Captain,  and  one  private,  on  the  «pot-wounded  three  ot 
them,  and  took  two  primmer,  benide.  eight  ot  their  horHes 
well  appointed,  and  several  swords.     This  happened  on    he 
nth   of  Mav,  1781.     Tlie  same  day,  we  persued  another 
party  of  IlJbek,  and  came  up  with  them  the  morning  fol- 
lowing;  we  attacked  them  smartly  and  killed  4  ot  them  on 
the  spot  w.    nded  3  dangerously  and  took  one  prisoner  with 
all  their  ho.=e.,  and  appointments.     In  about  an  lumr  alter 
that,  we  took  two  men  <.f  the  same  party,  and  killed  one 
more  of  them;  the  same  evening  we  had  intelhg^ence  of 
another  party  of  Rebels,  which  were  assembling  about  30 
miles  olf  in  order  for  to  attack  us;  as  I  thought  it  best  to 
surprize  them  where  they  were  collecting,  I  marched  all 
night  and  about  10  o'clock  next  morning,  we  came  up  with 
them;  we  commenced  a  fire  upon  each  other  which  con- 
tinued for  about  10  minutes  when  they  retreated  ;  we  killed 
two  of  them,  and  wounded  7,  and  took  18  horses  well  ap 
pointed  ;   we  then  retunied  to  Deep  River  again-I  still 
kept  the  company  together,  and  waited  for  another  oppor^ 
tuiiity,  during  which  time,  I  took  two  Rebel  s,  d.ers  and 
parolled  them,  who  gave  me  information  of  a  C^oL  Dudley 
coming  from  CWl  Greens  camp  at  Camden,  with  baggage 
I  mounted  mv  men  and  set  forward  in  search  oi  them ;  and 
I  concealed  my  men  by  the  side  of  the  road  ;  f.nd  1  thov.ght 
the  time  long  ;  according  to  infonnation  I  had  from  the  sol- 
diers-I  took  one  man  with  me,  and  went  to  see  if  I  could 
make  any  discovery.    I  rode  a  mile  and  a  halt,  when  I  saw 
Col.  Dudley  with  his  baggage-I  then  wheeled  n.y  horse,  and 
returned  to  mv  men  ;  where  I  came  within  a  hundred  yards 
of  them,  Dudley  and  his  Dragoons  was  nose  and  tail  and 
snaped  their  pistols  several  times.    I,  then  ordered  a  march 
after  them,  and  after  marching  2i  miles  I  discoven-d  them, 
and  immediately  took  three  of  them  prisoners,  with  all  the 
baggage  and  nine  Horses.     The  baggage  I  divided  among 


m. 


'jTff^iafMr.' 


.mi. 


e<l  their 
three  of 
r  horses 
1  on  the 

another 
niug  fol- 
them  on 
iier  with 
»ur  after 
lied  one 
gence  of 
ibout  30 
t  best  to 
rched  all 
I  up  with 
lich  c'oii- 
A'e  killed 

well  ap- 
i— I  etill 
3r  oppor- 
liers  and. 
[.  Dudley 

baggage, 
leni ;  and 
I  thovjght 
u  the  sol- 
if  I  could 
lien  I  saw 
lorse,  and 
iretl  yards 
1  tail  and 
1  a  inarch 
red  them, 
th  all  the 
id  among 


[  17  ] 

my  Men,  which  agreeably  to  Col.  Dudley's  report  was  val- 
ued at  £1,000  sterling.  I  returned  to  Coxa's  Mill  and  re- 
mained there  till  the  «th  June ;  when  the  Rebels  embodied 
1«)0  men  ti»  attack  me,  under  the  command  of  Cols.  C(»llyer 
and  Balfour.  I  determined  to  get  the  advantage  by  attack- 
ing them,  which  I  did  with  49  men  in  the  night,  after  nuivch- 
ing  10  miles  to  their  encampment.  They  took  one  of  my 
guides,  which  gave  theni  notice  of  my  appmiuli :  I  ])roceeded 
within  thirty  stej)*  of  them  ;  but  being  unacquainted  with 
the  grounds,  advanced  very  cautiously.  The  sentinel,  how- 
ever, discovered  my  party,  and  firing  ui)on  ns,  retreated. 
Tliey  secured  themselves  under  cover  of  the  houses,  and 
fences  ;  the  firing  then  began  ;  and  continued  on  both  sides 
for  the  space  of  four  hours ;  being  very  cloudy  and  dark — 
during  which  time  I  had  one  man  killed,  and  six  wounded  ; 
and  the  guide,  before  mentioned,  taken  prisoner ;  whom  they 
killed  next  morning  in  cold  blo«td.  What  injury  they  suf- 
fered, I  could  not  learn ;  Ah  the  morning  ai)peared,  we  re- 
treated, and  returned  again  to  Deep  River;  leaving  our 
wounded  men  at  a  friend's  house,  privately. 

The  Rebels  then  kept  a  constant  scouting,  and  their  num- 
bers was  80  great,  that  we  had  to  lay  still  for  sometime  ;  and 
when  Collier  and  Balfour  left  the  settlement,  he  the  said 
Colonel  Dudley,  before  mentioned,  took  the  place  with  300 
men  from  Virginia.  He  took  a  negro  man  from  me  and 
sold  him  at  public  auction  for  110  pounds;  the  said  negro 
was  sent  over  the  mountains,  and  I  never  saw  him  since. 
At  length  they  all  began  to  scatter;  and  we  to  embody. 
William  Elwood  being  jelous  of  my  taking  too  much  com- 
mand of  the  men,  and  in  my  absence,  one  day,  he  persuaded 
them  that  I  was  a  going  to  make  them  regular  soldiers,  and 
cause  them  to  be  attached  to  Col.  John  Hamilton's"  Regi- 
ment ;  and  vindicated  it,  by  an  advertisement,  that  I  had 
handed  to  several  of  the  Loyalists ;  that  I  thought  had  the 
greatest  influence  with  the  Loyalists.     He  so  prevailed  with 


r: 


1 


.— ^ 


tommmm 


$1 


[  IS  ] 

the  common  sort,  that  when  I  caiiu'  to  camp  I  found  most  of 
my  men  gone ;  I,  then,  declared  I  never  wouhl  go  on  an- 
other scout,  until  there  whh  a  Field  Ottieer.  The  majority 
chose  me  ;  They,  then,  drew  up  a  petition  to  the  command- 
ing officer  of  the  King'n  troojw, 

A  general  meeting  of  the  Loyalists  was  now  called,  in 
order,  for  to  appoint  a  commanding  officer  of  the  Militia ;  it 
was  still  determined  that  I  hIiouW  be  the  pers«tn.  I  accord- 
ingly set  ofl',  for  Wilmington,  being  160  miles,  wirh  a  petition 
of  the  ijeople,  to  the  officer  commanding,  at  that  post,  for  his 
approbatitm.  On  my  arrival  there  Major  Craig,  who  com- 
manded, treated  me,  with  every  respect,  and  a[)proved  of  said 
l>et'tion ;  and  gave  a  commission  as  Col.  of  the  Randolph  and 
Chatham  Militia — a  copy  of  which  is  hereunto  annexed. 

"  By  James  Henry  Craigg,  Esqr. ;  Major  in  his  Majesty's 

S2d  Reg.  commanding  a  detachment  of  the  King's  Troops 

in  North  Carolina,  &c.,  &c. 

To  David  Fanning,  Esqr. 

These  are  to  appoint  you,  to  be  Cohmel  of  the  Loyal 
Militia,  in  Randolph,  and  Chatham,  Counties,  who  are  di- 
rected to  obey  you,  as  such,  in  all  lawful  commands,  what- 
soever; and  you  are  authorized  to  grant  commissions  to 
the  necessary  persons  of  known  attachment  to  his  Majesty's 
person,  and  Government,  to  act  as  Captains  and  subalterns 
to  the  different  companies  of  Militia  aforesaid.  As  Colonel, 
you  are  hereby  fully  impowered  to  assemble  the  militia,  and 
lead  them  against  any  parties  of  Rebels,  or  others;  the 
King's  enemies,  as  often  as  necessary — to  compel  all  per- 
sons whatsoever  to  join  you — to  seize  and  disarm,  and  when 
necessary  to  detain,  in  confinement,  all  Rebels  or  others, 
acting  against  his  Majesty's  Gov't ;  and  to  do  all  other  acts 
becoming  a  King's  officer,  and  good  subject. 

Given  at  Wilmington,  this  5th  July,  1781. 

J.  H.  Craigo, 
Major,  C<»nmandhuj  the  Kivt/f  Troops.^'' 


BSBS^itlcSiTTT'-^  £fe.fc^^'Vja.&g;53^gs'X:^-^^  ■.i-.i^i^'Sa^.iit^iSJmi:^^.^'^  i  JiMnfiTiftrf^^ 


—  jfeiiirBg'rarit:-!  Ml 


:  ■  ■  -"J>".i*^'fe*a^aii"y*J'- 


[in 

Oil  the  12tli  July,  I  returned  from  Wilmington,  and 
ordered  u  general  MuHter;  and  then  gave  the  loUowing 
commiiiHion  to  the  gentlemen  hereinafter  named  of  their 
respective  companieH. 

By  David  Fanning  Esq 
Colonel  of  the  Loyal  Jft'litia  of  Xo  I'a. 
To Greeting 

Having  received  sufficient  tentimony  of  your  Loyalty  and 
Zeal  for  his  Majesty's  Service  and  relying  on  your  courage 

and  good  conduct  1  do  hereby  appoint  you  to  be  

of  a  company  in  the  district  of .     Yon  are, 

therefore,  diligently  and  carefully  to  discharge  the  duty 
of  such ;  obeying  all  orders  and  direction*,  which  you  may 
receive  from  time  to  time,  from  any  superior  officers,  in 
his  Majesty's  Service,  and  all  others ;  The  inferior  officers 
of  his  Majesties  subjects,  of  that  and  every  t»ther  comj)any 

are  directed  and  requested  to  obey  you  as of 

said  company. 

Given  under  ray  hand  at  Coxe's  Mill  this 1781. 

David  Fanning 
Col.  Con*.  (J  his  Majesties  Loyal  Malitiay  dbc. 


The  names  of  the  Officers  of  liaudolph  County^  as  they  was 
commissioned  in  their  different  companies 

1.  John  Rains,  Capt.  16  July,  (promoted  maj'r  13  Oct.  1781. 
William  Rains,  Lt. 

Thomas  Donnelly  Ensign. 
John  Spinks  Ser.  Maj. 

2.  Geo.  Rains,  Capt.    In  Charleston  at  the  peace. 


Ebenezer  Wollaston,  Lt. 
Robt.  Rains  Ensign 
Wm.  Fincannon,  Capt.     • 
Rich'd  Bird,  Lieut.  - 
Cornelius  Latham,  Ensign 


do. 


-    inN.  C. 
in  N.  C,  now 

do. 
do. 


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■I 


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12 


i 


4th.  Miclmt'l  Rolwiw  Capt.  Iftst  acconnt  in  X.  C 
"Williain  llillis  \A.  in  Florida  lit  the  peace. 
Daniel  Brown,  Knrtign.     killed  in  N.  ('.  by  the  Rebela 


Robert  Turner,"  dipt. 
Abrtoleni  Autrey,  Lt. 
Wni.  King,  Ens. 
Stephen  Walker,  Capt. 


in  N.  0. 

in  Florida. 

joined  the  RebeU. 

-  murdered. 

Frederick  Snuth,  Lt.     hanged  at  IIillrtb<.ro,  for  his  h)y- 

nlty. 

d<).  do. 

•  In  Florida  at  the  peace, 
in  N.  G. 
inS.  C. 


Wni  Ilunsucker,  Ens 
7.  Jos.  Currie,  Capt. 
Benj.  Shields,  Lt. 
Jas.  Rains,  Ens. 


T/tc  names  of  the  Op'ers  of  the  different  Companies  in  Cha- 
tham Countij. 

8.  Thomas  Dark  Capt.     Hanged  at  Ilillsboro  for  his  loy- 

alty. 
Wm.  Iloocker  Lt. 
Henry  Ramsour  Ens. 

9.  Wm.  Lindley,  Capt. 
Wm.  Peles,  Lt. 
Wm.  MePherson,  Ens. 

10.  Sam'l  Dark,  Capt. 
James  Ellett,  Lt. 
Tho8.  Ellett  Ensign. 


11. 


12. 


Murdered  by  the  Rebels. 
In  Charleston  S.  C.  at  the  peace. 
Murdered  by  the  Rebels. 
Went  to  Penns. 
In  Charleston. 
At  last  account  hi  N,  C. 
Drowned  in  Florida 
In  Florida 
Benj.  Underwood  Capt.,  late  in  New  Bnmswick 
Fred.  Smith,  Lt,  i"  N.  C. 

Adam  Smith,  Ens. 
Wm,  Deaton  Capt.     Killed  in  battle  on  the  day  after 

the  rebel.  Gov.  Burke  was  taken. 
Wm.  Carr  Lt.  I"  West  Indies 

John  Erwen,  Ens.  Flonda. 


j '.  :ru}\^'Mtkii\'liitr^''li^'^i^'iiil^l'i^if^it\'^-''' 


>  Kobolfl. 

in  N.  0. 
I  Florida. 
le  Ri'beU. 
nurdored. 
•  his  loy- 


he  peace, 
in  N.  C. 
in  S.  C. 


8  in  Cha- 

'  bis  loy- 

le  Rebels, 
tlie  peace, 
le  Rel)el8. 
to  Penns. 
liarleston. 
t  in  N.  C. 
in  Florida 
fn  Florida 

in  N.  C. 

I.      kk 

day  after 

'est  Indies 
Flonda. 


i-ffiiffifiriirT^ 


lllttflliTfl' 


.         ' 


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[21   ] 


V\.  Martin  Kendrirk  C'apt. 
Tluw.  Mr  Howell 
Wui.  Brown 


N.  0. 

rebel  Cajit. 
joined  tlie  UcbeU 


Niune»  of  ffffiiurn  in  Orange  co. 

14.  Ricb'd  Edwards  Capt.  Killed  in  battle 
Edward  Edward^  Lieut.  do  I3tli  Sept. 
Tbo8.  Estwick,  Ensign — 

15.  Stephen  lloUoway,  Capt.  Killed  in  battle 
John  lIaHtin/;s,  Lieut.  Now  in  N.  C. 
Ab'ni  Nelson.  Enti. 


The  names  of  the  Officers  in  the  different  Companies  in  Cum- 
hcrland  County. 

16.  John  Cagle,  Capt.  Hanged  by  tbe  Rebels  at  P.  1>. 
Jacob  Maunep,  Lieut.  In  N.  C. 
Wui.  Dunn,  Ensign 

17.  Meriday  Edwards  Capt.  East  Florida 
Reuben  Shields,  Lieut.  N  C. 
Wm.  Hancock,  Ens. 

18.  Alex.  Mclver,  Capt. 

Murdock  Martin,  Lt  s-  England 

19.  Wm.  McLoud,  Capt. 
Alex'r  McLoud,  Lt. 


The  names  of  the  Officers  in  Anson  county. 


20.  Wm.  Price,  Capt. 
Wm.  Fanning  Lt. 

21.  Wm.  McKnight  Capt. 
Stephen  Phillips  Lt., 

22.  Abnei  Smally  Capt. 
Jos.  Hodge,  Lt. 


Killed  by  the  Rebels. 

hanged. 

Murdered. 

in  S,  C. 

in  Burke  Co.  N.  C. 

murdered  bv  the  Rebels. 


:    'M 


mtmm 


[2n 

T))*>»K3  ^i>iitK>iiu>ii  liitd  their  ii|)|>«iiiit)nL>nt  fmiii  Major 
Fergnnuii  in  So.  Ca.  in  July  1780,  but  jtiii'^ti  all  acconlirig 
to  tlioir  «lat««. 

On  my  -utnni  to  Deep  V.'vvr  T  iniinediutely  caused  a  gon- 
erai  Murttor  of  the  Lovuliritx,  whicii  I  coilecte*!  to  the  nniount 
of  150  men,  hut  finding  them  <leticient  in  nnns  I  di«- 
eliarged  nil  of  tliem  except  51),  wliieh  I  appointtnl  fully ; 
out  of  which,  I  collected  from  the  whole,  and  ordered  the 
rent,  tt»  be  ready  to  join  me  when  [  called  for  them.  I,  also, 
pave  the  fttregoing  c«)mminrtions,  to  the  diticrent  ottieers  set 
li>rth,  who  rendered  numy  services  to  the  British  Govern- 
ment, during  the  late  war,  who  siiignlare«l  themselves  with 
me  in  the  interior  parts  «>f  that  reliellious  Country,  and. 
Hululued  the  greatest  part  of  the  province :  so  far  that  the 
worst  of  Rebels  came  to  me,  beging  protection  for  them- 
gelves,  and  property.  The  exertions  of  myself,  and  the 
other  officers  had  the  whole  country  under  the  protection  of 
the  British  government,  until  long  atVer  the  surrender  of 
Lord  Cornwallifl,  and  the  evacuation  of  Wilmington  ;  and 
after  all  the  British  Troops  was  called  to  their  ditt'erent 
posts  on  the  Sea  shore. 

I  continued  acting  in  the  interior  parts  of  North  Caroli- 
na, and  was  like  to  obtain  a  truce  with  the  Rebels  in  the 
heart  of  the  country.  Those  people  have  l)een  induced  to 
hrave  every  danger  and  ditticnlty  during  the  late  war, 
rather  than  render  any  ser^-ice  to  the  Rebels — their  proper- 
ties n^al  and  j)er«onal,  taken  to  support  their  enemies — the 
fatherless  and  widows  stripped,  and  every  means  of  support 
taken  from  them — their  houses  and  lands  and  all  i)ersonal 
property  taken,  and  no  resting  place,  could  be  found  for 
them.  Ah  to  place  them  in  their  former  possessions,  is  im- 
possible— stripped  of  their  ])roperty,  driven  from  their 
Houses ;  deprived  of  their  wives  and  children — robbed  of 
a  free  and  mild  government— betrayeil  and  deserted  by 
their  friends,  what  can  repay  them,  for  the  miaery  ?    Drag- 


m 


-Ai 


II  Major 
icnmliiig 

od  ft  gon- 
e  niiioiiiit 
18  I  (liri- 
m1  fully ; 
lored  the 
ri,  I,  also, 
■Hcere  Bet 

Govern- 
Ives  with 
itry,  rikI 

tliHt  the 
for  thoin- 

atul  the 
potion  of 
render  of 
ton  ;  and 

dirt'erent 

;h  Caroli- 
}\»  in  the 
iduced  to 
late  war, 
ir  proper- 
mieH — the 
if  support 
personal 
found  for 
•UB,  is  im- 
om  their 
robbed  of 
verted  by 
'  ?    Drag- 


[2.1] 

ginjf  out  a  wrohhwl  life  of  nlmrurity  and  want,  Honvon, 
only,  which  unioothn  the  rugged  patliM,  enn  refoncile  them 
to  niiMfortune.  Number*  of  theni  lct\  their  wives  and 
children  in  North  Carolina,  n.it  being  able  to  *ond  for 
them  ;  and  now  in  the  went  Indiert  and  other  partH  of  the 
worhl  for  refuge,  and  not  returned  to  their  faniiliert  yet. 
Some  of  them,  that  returned,  under  the  act  of  oblivion 
passed  in  17S3,  wa«  tul.ca  to  Hill«bori»,  and  hanged  for 
their  past  Hervieen  that  they  rendered  the  Government 
whilst  under  my  command.  I  am  fully  sensible  of  the 
got)d  designs  that  government  inteiulH  for  the  Loyali(4trt  in 
BO  repeatedly  renewing  the  act.  I  can  uolemnly  declare 
that,  I  think,  Major  .John  RaiiM,  and  Capt.  George  Kaina 
two  of  the  di«ervinge«t  officers  tliat  ever  acted  in  America 
during  the  late  war,  cither  in  the  provintial  or  Militia ,  and 
to  my  certain  knowledge  John  Rain.*  had  two  Mills  burnt ; 
three  dwelling  Houses  and  besidcfj  a  barn,  antl  property  to- 
tally taken  away.  I  have  given  a  direct  accoimt  of  the 
officers  opposite  their  names  as  I  possibly  can ;  also  thei»- 
promotions  and  deaths.  What  I  have  set  forth,  I  will 
forever  vindicate.  Besides  other  officers  of  other  councies 
that  joined  me  at  different  times,  and  places,  as  I  shall 
refer  to,  in  other  parts  of  my  Journal ;  in  partictdar  Col. 
Arch  McDugald"  and  Samuel  Andrews  who  joined  me 
several  times.  Given  at  Kings  County  New  Brunswick 
Nov  29th  1789. 


Tlie  Rebels  on  the  same  day  held  a  general  muster  at 
Chatham  Court  House,  about  twenty-live  miles,  where  I 
had  assembled,  and  the  day  following  were  to  call  a  court- 
martial  fo/  the  trial  of  several  Loyalists,  who  had  refused 
to  bear  arms,  in  opposition  to  government.  Upon  receiv- 
ing this  intelligence  I  proceeded,  towards  the  Court  House, 
17  miles,  that  night,  with  the  men  I  had  named;  and  the 
7 


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[  24  ] 

morning  following,  by  7  o'cl.K-k,  I  arrived  tht-rr.  I  "ur- 
rounded  tins  pluce,  wlit-re  tliey  wore.  I  exacted  t(.  find 
membom  of  the  Court  Murtiul,  ».iit  they  luul  di«|H'rHcd  the 
•vcning  iKjfore,  and  were  for  tj  meet  at  8  o'cLjck.  I  tlu>n 
porttcd  pickcitrt  on  every  road,  and  witliin  the  space  of  two 
bourrf,  took  53  pri*.)n'.r^-anjong  tliem,  the  Colonel,  Major 
and  all  the  militia  officer*  of  the  county,  except  two,  who 
had  not  attended ;  and  al.*o  one  Continental  Captain,  with 
•  tliree  of  their  delcgatoH  of  the  Cieneral  Ajwenibly.  I  imme- 
diately marched  them  to  Coxo'h  Mill,  and  parolled  all  except 
14,  who  I  knew  wero  violent  against  the  government.  Those 
I  conducted  to  Wilmin^iton  and  delivered  to  Major  Craigg. 
I  then  represented  to  Maj..r  Craigg  that  with  his  api>rol)a- 
tion,  I  w.)uld  estabUrth  certain  regulations  for  the  conduct 
of  the  nulitia;  whicrli  ho  approved  of;  and  he  was  oblig- 
ing enough,  on  my  giving  them  to  him  to  correct,  and  con- 
firm ;  the  following  rules,  which  were  printed  and  distributed 
in  the  country. 

RULES  and  REOVLATWNSfor  the  wdl  governing  the 
loyal  Militia  of  the  Province  of  North  Carolina : 

let.  No  person  to  be  admitted  a  militia  man  until  he 
take*  the  oath  of  Allegiance  to  his  Majesty,  which  is  al- 
ways to  l)e  done  before  the  senior  officer  of  the  Regiment 

on  the  spot. 

2d.  All  i)erson8  once  enrolled,  in  a  Militia  company,  and 
having  taken  the  oath  above  mentioned,  will  be  considered 
as  entitled  to  every  privilege  and  protection  of  a  British 
subject,  on  being  detected  joiuu.g  the  Rebels,  will  be  treat- 
ed, as  a  deserter,  and  traitor. 

3d.  Every  militia  man  is  to  repair,  without  fail  or  ex- 
cuse,  except  sickness,  at  the  time  appointed,  to  the  place 
assigned  by  his  Col'n  or  Capt.  with  his  arms,  and  accour- 
trements,  and  is  not  to  quit  his  company,  on  any  pretence 


I  Bur- 
1  to  find 
>r»c«l  tlio 
I  then 
e  of  two 
;1,  Miijor 
two,  who 
ain,  with 
I  iminC' 
ill  except 
;.  Those 
r  Crtti{?g. 
npproba- 
I  Condi  lot 
•aB  oblig- 
and  con- 
istributed 


'.rning  the 

•   » 

until  he 
lich  \&  al- 
Regiment 

pany,  and 
jonftidered 
a  British 
be  treat- 
ail  or  ex- 
the  place 
id  accour- 
y  pretence 


[26] 

wh.itcTW,  without  the  knowlodgo  and  pernilMlon,  of  hl« 
Captain  or  eomuiiinding  otlieer. 

4th.  The  Col'n  of  every  Coiinty  has  full  power  to  call 
hifl  Ueninient  together,  and  tnareh  th-nn  when  neees^ary 
for  hirt  Majenty'u  uerviee  ;  the  Cnp*  %  «f 'a^h  company  hoa 
al«o  power,  to  auMcmhlo  hi«  conj  <  *hen  any  nudden 
emergeniy  renden*  it  tiecetwarr,  m.^:  v»'nlch  he  is  to  report 
SB  soon  art  possible  to  his  ('olonel. 

Bth.  Mutual  ussirttanee  is  to  he  given  on  all  oceations; 
but  so  it  is  impossible  to  give  positive  directions  on  this  sub- 
ject, it  irt  left  to  the  diseretion  of  the  Colonels  of  KegimentB, 
who  nmst  be  answerable  that,  their  reasons,  for  not  utlord- 
ing  assistance  when  required,  arc  sufficient. 

«th.  When  the  Militia  of  different  eoimties  arc  embo- 
died, the  senior  officer  U  to  (%.mnmnd ;  Colonels  of  Hegi.^ 
nients  are  immediately  to  determine,  the  present  rank  of 
their  Captains,  in  which,  regard  is  to  be  had  to  seniority  of 
conmiission  or  service.  In  cases  of  vacancies;  the  Colo- 
nels may  grant  temporary  commissions,  till  recourse  can  be 
had  to  the  Commanding  officer  of  the  King's  troops. 

7th.  The  men  are  to  understand,  that  in  what  relates  to 
the  service  they  are  bound  to  obey  all  officers,  though  not 
immediately  belonging  to  their  own  companies. 

8th.  Court  Martials  may  sit  by  the  appointment  of  the 
Colonel  or  Commanding  officer ;  and  must  consist  for  the 
trial  of  an  officer,  of  all  the  officers  of  the  Regiment  he 
belongs,  except  the  Col'o  or  Commanding  officer,  and 
for  the  trial  of  a  non  Commissicmed  Officer  or  Private,  of  2 
Captains,  2  subalterns  and  3  privates— the  latter  to  belong 
to  the  same  company,  as  the  person  to  be  tried.  The  eld- 
est Captain  to  preside ;  and  the  sentence  of  the  Court,  to  be 
determined  by  plurality  of  votes;  and  approved  ly  the 
Commanding  Officer. 

9th.  No  Colonel  is  to  supercede  an  officer  without  trial ; 
but  he  may  suspend  him  'till  he  can  be  tried. 


fOMPi 


*:^^mmstis^i 


, r   —- »_-^;j^f 


I 


:  ,.  ' 


[20] 

lOtb.  Quiting  camp  without  pennirisioii,  disobedience  of 
ordei*8,  neglect  of  duty,  plundering,  and  all  irregularities 
and  disorder  to  be  punislied  at  tbe  discretion  of  a  Court 
Martial,  constituted  as  above  mentioned ;  and  by  the  aj)- 
probation  of  the  Col'n  or  Commanding  otHcer ;  who  has 
power  to  pardon,  or  remit,  any  part  of  a  punishment,  but 
not  to  increase  or  alter  it. 

11th.  J)very  man  must  take  the  strictest  care  of  his  arms, 
and  ammunition;  and  have  them  always  ready  for  service. 

12th.  When  the  Militia  is  not  embodied,  they  are  at  all 
times  to  be  attentive  to  the  motions  of  the  Rebels;  and  im- 
mediately to  acquaint  the  nearest  Officer  of  any  thing  he 
may  discover,  who  is  to  communicate  it  to  his  Col'n  or  other 
Officers  as  may  be  requisite. 

13th.  It  is  the  duty  of  every  person  professing  allegi- 
ance to  his  Majesty  to  communicate  to  the  Commanding 
Officer  of  the  nearest  British  port  any  intelligence  he  can 
procure  of  the  assembling  or  moving  of  any  bodies  of  Reb- 
els.   Persons  em])loyed  on  this  occasion  shall  always  be  paid. 

1-ith.  CoFns  of  Regts.  may  assemble  any  number  of  their 
men,  they  think  necessary  to  be  posted  in  particular  spots 
of  their  districts — their  time  of  service  on  these  occasions 
is  to  be  limited;  and  they  are  at  the  expiration  to  be  re- 
lieved, by  others.  Great  care  is  to  be  taken  that  no  par- 
tiality is  shown,  that  each  take  an  equal  proportion  of  duty  ; 
for  which  purpose  alphabetical  rolls  are  to  be  kei)t,  by 
■which  the  men  are  to  be  warned.  Every  Capt.  to  keep  an 
account  of  the  number  of  days  each  man  of  his  company 
serves. 

Tiie  strict  observance  of  the  above  regulations,  is  strongly 
"recommended  as  the  best  means  of  the  King's  faithful  sub- 
jects manifest  superiority  over  the  rebel  militia ;  and  insure 
them,  that  success  their  zeal  and  spirit  in  the  cause  of  their 
country  entitles  them  to  expect. 

Head  Quartet^  Wilmington  25  Sfipt.  1781. 


Am-  ■  .... 


fPRi 


[27] 

I  thoufifht  proper  to  administer  tlie  followiiif:  outh  of 
Allcgiatico  nnto  those  people  I  was  dubious  of.  "  I — A  B — 
do  swear  on  the  Holy  Evanjjelists  of  Almighty  God  to  bear 
true  allegiance  to  our  Sovereign  Lord,  King  George  the 
3d  ;  and  to  uphold  the  same.  I  do  voluntarily  promise  for 
to  serve  as  Militia,  under  any  oftieers  ajipointed  over  me ; 
and  that  I  will  when  lawfully  warned  by  our  said  officers 
assemble  at  any  place  by  them  directed  in  case  of  danger ; 
in  the  8])ace  of  8  hours.  I  will  go  with  my  arms  and  accou- 
trements in  good  order,  to  supress  any  rebels  or  others,  the 
King's  enemies ;  that  I  will  not  at  any  time  do,  or  cause  to 
be  done  any  thing  prejudicial  to  his  majesty's  goverment; 
or  sufler  any  intercourse,  or  correspondence,  with  the  ene- 
mies thereof;  that  I  will  make  known  any  plot,  or  plots, 
any  wise  inimical  to  his  Majesty's  forces,  or  loy.-.l  subjects, 
by  me  discovered,  to  his  majesty's  officers  contigious,  and  it 
shall  not  exceed,  six  hours,  before  the  said  is  discovered,  if 
health  and  distance  permit.  This  I  do  solemnly  swear  and 
promise  to  defend  in  all  cases,  whatsoever.  So  help  me, 
God  !" 

I  then  returned  to  the  head  of  Little  River,  on  my  way 
to  Coxe's  Mill  :  where  I  was  met  by  two  men,  who  informed 
me  that  the  Rebels  had  separated  into  two  small  parties; 
thinking  I  should  never  return  frm.  Wilmington:  I  passed 
on  and  got  intelligence  of  Go\.  Altstine  lying  on  the  banks 
of  Deep  River,  with  a  party  of  25  men.  We  marched  all 
that  day  and  night  following;  and  just  as  the  day  dawned, 
wo  advanced  in  three  divisions,  up  to  a  house,  they  had 
thrown  themselves  into.  On  our  approach,  we  fired  upon 
the  house,  as  I  was  determined  to  make  examples  of  them, 
for  behaving  in  the  manner  they  had  done,  to  one  of  my 
pilots,  by  name,  Kenneth  Black.  They  returned  our  fire, 
and  the  action  continued  upwards  of  3  hours,  when  after 
killing  four  of  them,  and  wounding  all  the  rest,  except  three, 
they  sent  out  a  flag  to  surrender.     Col.  Altine's  lady  beging 


^m. 


^: 


aBMi»vji^ii<wrEj"^mimj'.^''''»«ny.Viia;»*iiw'P»W[VffWM 


li 


1 


el     ■^.:t 


[28] 

their  lives.  On  her  eolioitatiun,  I  concluded  to  grant  her 
request;  and  after  tho  capitulation  I  gave  the  following 
paroles  to  Ool.  Philip  Alstane  and  his  men. 

"  I  do  hereby  acknowledge  myself  a  Prisoner  of  war,  upon 
my  parole,  to  llis  Excellency  Sir  Henry  Clinton,  and  that  I 
am  hereby  engaged  till  I  shall  be  exchanged,  or  otherwise 
released  therefrom,  to  proceed  immediately  to  my  planta- 
tion on  Dunnam's  Creek,  Cumberland  county  (or  else- 
where) No  Carolina,  there  to  remain  ;  or  within  five  miles 
thereof— and  that  I  shaM  not  in  the  mean  time,  do,  or  cause 
any  thing  to  be  done,  prejudicial  to  the  success  of  his  Majes- 
ty's arms ;  nor  have  any  intercourse  or  hold  correspondence 
with  the  enemies  of  hib  Majesty—and  that  upon  a  summons 
from  his  Excellency,  or  other  Person  having  authority  thereto, 
that  I  will  surrender  myself  up  to  him  or  them,  at  such  time 
and  place  as  shall  hereafter  be  required. 

PuiLiP  Alstine 
Cumberland  County,  Col'n. 

Beep  mver ;  Jnli/ 29th,  I'iSl. 
Witness ;  David  Fanning,  CoVo  Com^g  Loyal  Militia 


In  the  course  of  this  afiiiir,  we  had  two  men  killed,  and 
four  wounded,  who  afterwards  recovered.  A  party  of  Reb- 
els appeared  in  sight  a  little  time  after  the  tiring  began  ;  but 
they  did  not  approach  to  aiford  Col.  Altstone  any  support. 
When  the  action  was  over,  they  ran  off;  and  our  horses 
being  quite  fatigued,  rendered  it  impossible  for  me,  to  persuc 
tliem.  I  then  persued  my  route  to  Cox's  Mill,  where  on 
mv  arrival  I  gave  twelve  hours  leave  to  the  men ;  after  de- 
taching a  sufficient  number  for  the  necessary  guards,  to  go 
t<»  their  respective  homes.  Immediately  after  that,  I  heard 
that  a  wagon  loaded  with  salt  for  the  use  of  the  rebel  army 
had  passed  about  12  hours.  I  took  eight  men  with  me,  and 
after  a  chace  of  16  miles  I  overtook  her,  and  conducted  it 


fmmmm': 


iawjg"j<»viB»i 


A'*».Vv=^(gSl^/ 


[  ^^   ] 

bftck  to  Cuxu'a  Mill.  Ou  my  retmii  I  found  tlmt  Major 
Rains,  had  l)eoti  attaokod  by  a  pacty  of  15(»  rebels;  wlio  bad 
atteini)ted  to  secure  the  fort  of  Deep  Tliver,  at  Coxe's  Mill ; 
however  it  was  without  success.  lie  hud  one  man  wounded, 
and  several  horses,  in  the  attack.  On  my  approach,  they 
retreated.  They  then  sent  a  Hag  with  oft'ors  of  peace.  I 
returned  for  answer,  "  I  was  determined  to  make  peace  with 
the  sword— or  otherwise  till  they  should  become  subjects  of 
Great  J3ritain."  My  men  now  being  collected  to  the  amount 
of  1-40,  who  by  this  time  were  well  armed,  and  hearing  noth- 
ing further  fr»)m  them,  the  next  morning,  we  marched  to  the 
place,  where  1  had  been  informed  they  were ;  but  found 
them  gone  ott".  I  discovered  some  of  their  scouts,  but  on 
firing  on  them,  tliey  took  to  the  woods.  I  heard,  that  they 
had  marched  and  joined  another  party  of  250  men,  com- 
manded by  Colonels  Paisley  and  Dalfonr.  V\->o\\  which  I 
returned  to  Coxe's  Mill;  I  sent  out  spies  that  night,  who 
returned  before  tnorning  and  informed  me  that  the  two  rebel 
parties  had  joined,  being  about  4U0  in  number  and  en- 
camped at  Brown's  plantation,  about  two  miles  up  the 
River  on  the  opposite  side.  I  dispatched  a  flag  to  them,  ac- 
quainting them,  as  before,  of  my  determination,  in  support  of 
Government,  and  proposed  a  meeting  of  both  parties  to  deter- 
mine the  matter  by  force  of  arms;  at  the  same  time  acquaint- 
ing them,  that  the  ill  treatment  of  some  prisoners  they  had 
taken  a  little  time  before,  had  determined  me  to  retaliate  in 
case,  an  end  was  not  put  to  it ;  I  directed  the  flag  to  Major 
Cage,  who  commanded  at  the  time  before,  and  I  received  the 
following  answer. 

"Sib,  I  received  yours  by  a  flag, and  can  assure  yon  that 
I  should  be  as  sorry  as  any  pei-son  living  to  misuse  a  pris- 
oner; but  at  the  same  time,  I  think  it  is  my  duty  to  oppose 
my  enemies,  and  if  any  of  your  men  should  fall  into  my 
hands  I  shall  endeavour  to  use  what  influence  I  can  to  have 
thera  treated  as  prisoners ;  and  I  hope  you  will  do  the  same. 


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1  must  also  inform  you,  tluit  I  tim  not  the  coutmanding 
otficor;  if  I  was,  I  t^lmuld  iiiuuediatcly  return  you,  an  an- 
swer; As  your  letter  was  not  (liroi'ti-<l  to  the  coniniaiulinj; 
offieer,  he  will  not  >ii:dertake  it.  You  will  direct  to  him,  Col- 
O'neal  is  Commander  at  present. 

I  am,  Yours,  «fcc.  &c.  Wm.  Cagb. 

Awj.  2d,  1781; 

To  Col.  David  Fanning. 

I  also  received  a  message  from  Col.  O'neal  that  whenever 
they  met,  they  would  fight  me,  but  not  by  an  immediate 
appointment;  I  directly  ordered  a  march  and  proceeded  to 
the  i)lace  where  I  was  informed  by  the  Hearer  of  the  tlag 
they   lay  encampetl ;    but  on    my  arrival   there,  they  had 
marched  off";  and  from  intelligence  I  had  procured,  I  had 
reason  to  suppose  they  was  gone  to  Salesbury  to  get  rein- 
forced, bv  General  Kutherford.     I  then  concluded,  to  go,  to 
Wilmington  for  a  supply  of  ammunition  ;  finding  my  stock 
began  to  grow  low.      I  got  to  Cross  Creek  on  the  11th  of 
August;    and  early  in  the  morning  following  crossed  the 
Cape  Fear  River,  when  Maj.  Samuel  Andrews  joined   me 
with  his  company  and  scouted  through  all  the  rebel  settle- 
ments, on  the  north  side  of  the  River ;  and  took  a  nnuiber 
of  prisoners,  arms  and  horses.     I  also  discovered  where  25 
barrels  of  Salt  was  concealed  ;  designed  for  tlie  rebel  army. 
I  distroyed  it;  and  then  marched  down  the  side;  and  came  to 
a  plantation   belonging  to    a   Capt.   Robertson  —  which   I 
burned ;  From  thence  I  marched  to  his  brother's  Col.  Rob- 
ertson, which  served  in  the  same  manner.     On  my  march,  1 
took  several  prisoners,  whom  I  parolled,  except  20 ;  those  1 
delivered  to  Capt.  Legett,"  then  commanding  at  Wilming- 
ton ;  where  I  arrived  on  tlie  24th.     Having  got  supplied 
with  ammunition,  I  proceeded  up  the  country  on  the  26th. — 
On  my  arrival  at  Elizabethtown,  1  found  Col.  Slingsbee,  of 
the  Loyal  Militia  of  Bladen  county,  with  a  number  of  pa- 
roled rebels,  in  his  camp.     I  disapproved  of  keeping  them, 


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■  »r'  —I  *»iwi  i»r»i«i 


[    ;Jl    ] 


Tianding 
I,  an  an- 
nantlinsr 
liiii,  Col- 

Cage. 

lining, 
diencver 
nnediate 
ceded  to 

the  flag 
liey  had 
id,  I  had 
get  rein- 
to  go,  to 
my  stock 
!  ilth  of 
)$sed  the 
»ined  nie 
el  settle- 
,  number 
where  25 
bel  army. 
I  came  to 
■which  I 
::;ol.  Rob- 
march,  I 
I ;  those  1 
Wihning- 

supplied 
le  26th.— 
igsbee,  of 
ler  of  pa- 
ng them, 


there,  and  tuld  him  I  tlioiight  it  imprudent,  and  unsafe.  The 
event  proved  so;  ftir  that  night,  they,  having  arms  con- 
ceaK'd,  fired  upon  his  camp,  and  wounded  him  mortally. 
Five  ('aj»tains  also  were  wounded,  some  of  whom  died  after- 
war<is  o\'  their  wounds.  The  day  following  I  arrived  at  Me 
P'alls  mills  about  60  miles,  where  I  dispatched  90  of  my  men 
back,  to  render  assistance,  on  receiving  the  unfortunate  ac- 
counts of  Col.  Slingsbee's  misfortune;  but  it  was  too  late;  as 
the  rebels  had  taken  to  the  woods  and  got  otf. 

I  had  information  of  the  rebel,  Col'n  Wade  with  450 
militia,  was,  then,  on  his  march  to  attack  Col.  McXeal,  who 
had  assembled  70  of  the  loyal  militia  of  Bladen,  and  then 
lay  on  the  side  of  Drowning  Creek.  I  instantly  dispatched, 
an  express,  to  know  his  situation,  and  offering  assistance ;  in 
three  hours,  I  received  for  answer,  he  wituld  be  glad  to  see 
me.  and  my  party.  I  marched  directly,  and  by  day  light, 
arrived. with  155  men.  Our  pickets  was  tired  upon;  and 
retreated  into  camp,  having  exchanged  several  shots  with 
those  of  the  Rebels.  We  had  information  they  were  crossing 
a  bridge  on  Drowning  Creek,  about  three  miles  off,  when 
the  picket3  tired  on  them ;  and  that  there  was  420  men 
crossed  that  bridge.  I  immediately  ordered  all  my  men  to 
arms,  and  counted  them ;  which  in  number  was  225,  horse 
and  foot ;  I  then  marched  immediately  to  attack  them ; 
when  I  formed  my  little  party  I  left  great  vacancies  in  order 
to  appear  as  numerous  as  possible,  and  to  prevent  their  turn- 
ing my  flanks.  We  attacked  them  at  11  o'clock ;  and  en- 
gaged them  an  hour  and  a  half;  on  my  ordering  a  charge; 
they  retreated.  We  persued  them  7  miles  and  took  54 
prisoners ;  4  of  which  died  that  night.  On  our  return  we 
found  19  dead ;  and  the  next  day,  several  came  in  and  sur- 
rendered, all  of  whom  were  wounded,  and  we  had  reason  to 
suppose  that  several  ed  in  the  swamps,  by  accounts,  we 
'received  from  those  who  came  in  afterwards.  Our  loss  was 
only  6  men  wounded ;  one  of  which  died ;  and  5  Horses 


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v'     0 


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I   «:i    1 

killed  ;  lu'sides  a  few  wonmlod.  We  took  250  liorrtes  ;  nio^t 
of  which  wore  hmded  with  effects  tliey  had  phindered  from 
the  friendrt  of  Goveniment ;  and  art  I  had  formerly  ordered 
that  whoever  tound  coiiceuUxl  goods  of  any  kind  nhoidd  keep 
them  ;  T  also  now  order<!d  that  every  num  shouhl  keep  that 
he  liad  taken  tltat  day,  after  mountinf;  and  e(|Hipping  tliosc 
50 ;  who  were  not  mounted  in  the  action.  I  then  paroUed 
the  i)ri»oner«,  except  ."0,  which  1  sent  to  Wilmington,  under 
a  guard  of  Col.  McNeal's  men.  Then,  with  my  party,  I 
marched  that  eveinng  to  Litile  River,  !<>  milcK  fr(»m  mcFalls 
mill ;  where  the  party  returned,  which  had  gone  to  Col'n 
Slingsby'H  asi^istance.  The  day  following,  I  arrived  at  Coxe's 
Mill,  where  I  issued  the  following  advertisement ;  and  circu- 
lated it  through  the  country — 

"  ADVEKTISEMENT. 
This  is  to  let  alV  ])ersons  know,  that  do  not  make  ready 
and  repair  immediately  to  camp,  that  their  property  shall 
be  seized,  and  sold  at  public  sale  ;  and  if  they  are  taken,  and 
brought  into  camp  they  shall  be  sent  to  Wilmington,  as 
prisoners,  and  there,  remain,  as  such,  in  the  provost ;  and  be 
considered  as  Rebels ;  also,  if  any  rebel  is  willing  to  surren- 
der and  come  in  he  shall  reap  the  benefit  of  a  subject. 

David  Fanning 
Camp  Coxe's  mill  \  CoVo  Com^g  loyal  Mil) t la 

m  Sejj  1781      ) 

On  the  9th  of  Sept.  I  was  joined  by  Col'n  McDugald  of 
the  Loyal  Militia  of  Cumberland  County,  with  200  men ; 
and  Col.  Hector  McNiel,'"  with  his  party  from  Bladen  of  70 
men ;  and  in  consequence  of  my  advertisement  I  had  also 
435,  who  came  in  ;  and  many  found  me  afterwards. 

I  had  previously  determined  within  myself  to  take  the 
Rebel,  Governor  Burke  of  North  Carolina  and  1  had  a  con- 
versation with  Maj.  Craigg,  on  the  subject.     I  now  thought' 
it,  a  favourable  opportunity,  as  I  found  myself  at  the  head  of 


'«#-*•■- 


es ;  niiirit 
red  from 
V  ordered 
tid<l  keep 
keep  that 
iiig  tliosc 
1  pnroUed 
m,  under 
■  party,  I 
1  lucFalU 
to  Ci.l'n 
at  Coxe's 
ind  oircu- 


iko  ready 
Brty  shall 
aken,  and 
ngt*>n,  as 
t ;  and  be 
to  surren- 

!Ct. 

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ilitia 

Diigald  of 
200  men; 
den  of  70 
'.  had  also 
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take  the 
had  a  con- 
w  thought* 
he  head  of 


' 


:\:\ 


95"  men  of  my  own  Hegijiient ;  exclusive  of  M<'I)ngnld  niid 
MrXier?*  reiiiinentt*.  I  acfpiaiuted  Major  KaiiKM,  of  my 
ref'ohition,  who  approved  of  it.  The  rel»el  (Jcncrul  John 
Biii'tT,  and  Col.  Iloliert  Mayl>in  of  tiie  Continental  line,  lay 
within  40  miles  of  our  encampment,  on  the  Cape  Fear  Kiver. 
It  was  supposed  hy  my  officers,  that  I  intend'  d  to  attack 
them.  AtYer  marching  1*»  milcrt  to  llocky  Uiver,  I  went  a 
little  distance,  out  of  my  road,  to  a  friends  house,  for  intelli- 
gence, of  the  situation  of  the  Rchels ;  during  which  time, 
the  guide  led  my  little  army  about  two  miles  out  of  the  way, 
towards  General  liutlcr.  On  my  return,  \  was  under  the 
necessity  of  making  my  intentions  known;  and  mimefliatdy 
directed  my  manli  to  llillsboro;  I  jtushed  all  tiiat  day  and 
the  following  night ;  At  7  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  l:ith 
we  entered  the  town  in  three  divisions,  and  received  several 
shots  from  ditlerent  houses; — however,  we  lost  none  and  suf- 
fered no  damage,  except  one  man  wounded.  We  killed, 
fifteen,  of  the  UebeU',  anc'.  wounded  twenty ;  and  took  up- 
wards of  two  hundred  prisoners;  amongst  them  wa3  the 
Governor,  his  Council,  and  part  of  the  Continental  Colonels, 
several  captains  and  subalterns,  and  seventy  one  continental 
soldiers  out  of  a  clun-ch.  We  proceeded  to  the  Goal,  and 
released  thirty  Loyalists,  and  British  soldiers  ;  one  of  which, 
was  to  have  been  hanged  on  that  dav.  About  12  o'clock,  I 
left  llillsboro;  and  proceeded  Eighteen  miles  that  night 
towards  Coxe's  Mill ;  in  he  morning  I  persued  my  march 
about  Eight  miles  further,  to  Lindsey's  Mill  on  Cane  Creek  ; 
where  Gen'l  Butler  and  a  \)arty  of  rebels  had  concealed 
themselves.  Col'n  McNeal,  who  had  the  advanced  guard, 
had  neglected  to  take  the  necessary  precautions  for  our 
safety,  and  by  information  of  Capt.  McLain  Cuml)erland 
county.  Little  River ;  and  as  soon  as  I  had  discovered  the  situa- 
tion, we  were  in,  and  having  so  great  a  number  of  prisoners, 
I  left  my  station,  and  pushed  for  the  advanced  guard ;  on 
my  coming  up  with  Col'n  McNeal,  I  inquired  the  reason  of 


-  /i 


i.MM«^«V«v4  mv^^'YMtO^  BWWrtTIWWiW 


""'^W.^. 


'ir 


i; 


i  r. ! 


I  «4  I 

hirt  neglect ;  and  l)etnre  he  coiil«l  aiwwer,  wo  were  fired  ujxtn 
bv  the  rebels.     They  killed  Eight  tnen,  among  them  wm 
Cul'n  McNcal,  who'received  three  ballrt  through  him,  and 
five  tlirougli  iiin  hor^e.     I  tlien  ordered  a  retreat  batk  to 
where  I  lefl  the  prisoners,  and  after  rteciiring  them,  I  made 
the  necessary  preparations  to  attack  the  enemy  ;  and  after 
engaging  tliem   four  hours  they  retreateii.      I  lost  twenty 
seven  men  killed,  an<l  sixty,  so  badly  wounded,  that  they 
could  not  be  moved;  besides  thirty  slightly,  bui  so,  that  they 
could  keep  up  with  our  main  body.     At  the  conclusion  of 
this  action,  1  received  a  shot  in  my  leff  arm.  whi(!h  broke 
the  bone  in  several  pieces ;  my  loss  of  blood  was  so  great, 
that  I  was  taken  off  my  horse,  and  led  to  a  secret  place  in 
the  woods.     I  then  sent  Lieut.  Woleston,  to  my  little  army, 
for  Col'n  Arch  McDugald,  and  Major  John  Rains  and  Lt 
Col'n   Anh   McKay,  to  take  command ;    to  send   to  Wil- 
mington for  assistance,  as  I  was  not  able  to  take  any  com- 
mand.    I  also   desired  that  Maj«tr    llains  should  return  as 
Boon   as  he  could  leave  Col.  McDugald ;  as  I   thought  he 
might  be  the  means  of  saving  me  from  the  hand  of  my  ene- 
mies.    These   gentlemen   conducted   themselves   in   such  a 
manner,  I  think  they  deserve  the  applause  of  every  loyal 
subject,  both  for  their  valour  and  good  conduct,  as  Col'n  May- 
bin  and  Gen'l  Butler  persued  them  all  the  way  until  they 
met  Major  Craigg  coming  to    heir  assistance.     They  made 
their  march  good  for  160  miles  and  never  lost  one  prisoner, 
but  introduced  Thos.  Burk,  their  Governor,  and  his  regiment 
of  rebels,  to  Major  Craigg ;  who  very  well  accepted  them ;  and 
Major  Craigg  introduced  his  Excellency,  and  Regiment,  to 
the  Provost  Master.    I  am  informed  by  letters  from  Col.  Arch 
McDugal,  dated  6th  Aug.  1789  that  no  provision  has  been 
made  for  him  yet.     Also,  Major  Rains,  the  2d  of  Oct'r  1789. 
But  I  am  in  hopes  when  the  Government  comes  to  be  informed, 
of  the  many  services  that  they  have  done,  they  will  consider 
them,  and  make  some  allowance  for  them.    I  am  personally 


(  :\r> 


•ed  up<»n 
lom  wiirt 
him,  and 

Imi-k  to 
,  I  made 
iiul  after 
t  twenty 
hat  tliey 
that  they 
•hiAion  of 
eh  hroke 
so  groat, 
t  phice  in 
tie  army, 
a  and  I  it 
to  Wil- 
any  coin- 
return  as 
ought  he 
f  niv  ene- 
n   riueh  a 
ery  htyai 
lol'n  May- 
mtil  they 
liey  made 
!  prisoner, 

regiment 
hem ;  and 
aliment,  to 
Col.  Arch 

has  been 
)ct'r  1789. 
:  informed, 
1  consider 
personally 


anpjainted  with  their  rterviccrf.  Major  John  Kains,  WR»  the 
firrit  man,  that  took  up  arnirt  witiiin  Xorth  Carolina;  and  the 
lant  man  with  me,  .i:i;l  took  an  active  part  in  command  in 
six  and  thirty  Hkirmirthes  !!!  N,  C.  (aUn  Cai>t.  George  Uains.) 

At  the  departure  of  my  little  anny,  I  was  loft  with  three 
men  ;  and  in  four  dayt*  17  more  came  to  my  a^sistancr.  I 
made  enquiry  respecting  tlie  loss  of  the  Rchelx,  in  the  late 
actitm  ;  and  found  that  the  iidiahitants  had  buried  24,  and 
that  the  wounded  they  had  let>  were  90,  besides  those  that 
went  oft'  and  that  my  party  had  taken  10  i)rirtoner8.  Of 
the  nund)er  of  the  killed  was  Col'o  (iuttrell.  and  Major 
Knowles,  who  were  inveterate  enemies  to  the  Loyalists. 

The  party  we  had  engaged  I  found  to  have  consisted  of 
four  hundred  Continentals  under  the  command  of  Col'o  May- 
bin  and  Gen'l  Butler.  In  twenty  four  days,  I  foimd  my- 
self able  to  set  up,  and  then  dispatched,  four  of  my  Caji- 
taina  Hooker,  Rains,  Knight,  and  Lindly,  to  Wilmington 
for  a  supply  of  ammunition  ;  and  before  their  return,  I  had 
sent  out,  and  embodied  UO  men,  during  which  time  I  heard 
of  a  quantity  of  leather,  which  was  prepared  for  the  use  of 
the  rebel  army,  and  was  urdered  for  Gen'l  Green's  quarters 
at  Camden.  I  went  to  the  place,  and  finding  the  leather 
agreeable  to  my  information,  I  took  enough  thereof  to  equip 
tlie  company  completely,  and  ordered  the  rest  to  be  de- 
stroyed. On  my  return  to  Brush  Creek,  near  where  I  had 
been  secreted  during  my  illness,  occasiciued  by  my  wounds,  I 
sent  out  spies  for  discovery.  Two  of  them  returned,  in  less 
than  an  hour,  with  information  of  six  hundred  rebels,  who 
were  advancing  for  to  attack  me.  But  they  proved  no  more 
than  170.  Their  accounts  disheartened  a  number  of  my 
men.  From  my  being  in  so  weak  a  state,  they  apprehended 
I  would  not  be  able,  to  command  them.  However  they 
lifted  me,  on  my  horse,  and  I  formed  my  men  there  in  two 
ranks  and  showed  two  fronts,  as  they  appeared  both  in  my 
front  and  rear ;  the  fire  continued  for  near  an  hour.     I  lost 


*    '   ^ 


throe  tiu'ii  kilh'd,  uiid  tlnvc  \m\\y  wnumUM  Thv  rHwls  hud 
one  ki'li'd,  luid  -everal  w..uii(U'<l.  Then  thoy  ri'treiited  ;  and 
nillic'd  and  atta<-k»-<l  njrain,  after  ri-trcatiii;:.  altout  a  mile, 
which  wart  w)  unoxptHted,  that  I  coiichuli'd  they  had  Ixjen 
rointbrced.     I  then  retreated  ;  hut  without  Im,  except  iny 

hH}rK»{?«-  ^  *''*-""'  "♦'l'*"'"^*^*'  '"y  '"^'"  "'*"  '*"^''^'  parties, 
until  ti>e  arrival  of  the  four  otHcer*,  I  had  diapatehcd  for 
ammunition,  to  Wilmington,  who  hmu^xht  the  following 
letter  from  Maj'r  Craigg,  with  :»0(R»  cutridgert ; 

Wilmington  13M  Oct  17^1 

"  Dear  Sir  : 

Your  htter  gave  me  infinite  satisfaction  fr-m  the  favonr- 
ahle  ac<-.)untrt,  it  contained  of  your  healt):.  and  the  proha- 
bility  of  y«)ur  Boon  heing  restored  to  that  iserviee,  in  which 
you  hive  done  so  much  to  your  honour.     I  heg  you  to  ac- 
cept tor  invMclf,  and  convey  to  th»me  of  your  officers  wh'.m  I 
have  not  yet  «een,  my  warment  thanks  for  their  gallantry  and 
good  behaviour.    I  encloBe  you  the  conunis>;ion  you  desired 
for  Major   IlaiiiH,   who  I  am  persuaded  will  endeavour  to 
answer  your  warm  reconimendations.     I  have  lu'en  untVirtu- 
natc  enough  to  lose,  the  list  of  in-diciues  you  sent  for;  liow- 
ever  I  dc^ired,  the  Surgeon,  to  send  you  rtuch.  aa  he  thinks, 
most  likely  to  be  serviceahle  to  you ;  though  from  his  not 
being  aeciuainted  with  your  case,  i.  dl  by  guess— I  am  much 
coiicerned  to  find  the  probabilities  of  so  many  of  your  i>eo- 
ple  suffering  from  want  of  attendance  or  nect>flsaries.     No- 
thing shall  be  wanting  in  my  power,  either  in  that  resi>ect  or 
that  of  salt  for  their  relief.     1  am  not  at  liberty  to  explain 
myself  in  a  letter,  but  I  hope  I  shall  very  soon  have  it  in  my 
power  to  assist  you  with  greater  care  than  at  present.     The 
moment  1  returned  here,  1  was  informed  of  the  circumstancefl 
of  the  stallion  you  mention.     1  determined  it  in  your  favour, 
and  took  him*  away  from  Mr.  Campbell,  or  rather  from  a 
gentleman  whom  he  had  sold  him  to.     He  has  been  with  my 


r 
♦ 


I  over  tlnce,  ajxl  nevt-r  rode.     I  now  wtul  him  to  y«»u 
I>y  C'lipt.  LivcU'y. 
Tlif  loiijjt  iiortliprly  wiiul^.  ImM  prevoiited  nny  urrivuU  fVom 
Cliurlfftton.  M>  tliut  we  are  totally  without  now*. 
I  wwh  I  had  got  Mr.  Uiirko"n  puperu.— 
[  uiii  with  much  regard, 

Vour  moBt  uh't  faithful  servant 

J,  il,  Tkaiuu 


The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  letter  I  rceeived  of  Col- 
onel Edniond  Fanning"  of  the  King'«  .  inericans" 

T/te  nmncfi  of  the  ("^^eern  of  Cxinberland  county  tfho  (Uiid 
viuhr  C('l».  Mi'If>"jiii<f,  (11  th'if  ira»  t'ommixi*ioiml  in  tin  If 
(I'lfferent  i-nnijHinkx ;  u/»o  were  with  me,  at  the  takituj  of 
Jlilhhoro : 

Archibald  McDiijrald,  Colo. 
Archibald  McKay  ;  Lieut.  Colo. 

ft: 

The  names  of  the  Officers  of  Bladai  county  who  acicff  ttmh 
U.  Volo.  IL.ctor,  McXeaL 

Hector  McNeal ;  Lt.  Colo, 
John  Watson  ;  Major  ; 

The  namrn  of  the  Gentlemen  OJi<-erii  who  came  08  Volunteers 
from    Wilmington,   foe   recreation,  and    to    txplore   the 
country,  and  was  at  the  taking  of  Uilhhonoigh  with  me; 

Alexander  McCraw,  Capt.  of  Govr.  Martin's  Regt. 


'.er 


Daniel  McDonald,  Lieut. 
Malcom  McKay,  Ensign 
John  McKenzie,  Capt. 
Hector  Mc^eal. 
Charles  Campbell. 
Jamea  Dawson. 


do. 
do. 


do. 
do. 


•  •    3 


m 


;i 


m 


S«»iiH'tiinf  atU-r  tin-  receipt  of  tlit-  t'ort'jjdinR  ii-ller  I  iiiter- 
ropted  an  oxprenH  hoiiiid  for  (Jen.  Gri'eiio'n  Cain|»,  whit-li  wuh 
at  that  time  near  tlie  liiie«  rutt  tar  from  Cliarlontoii ;  anu>ng«t 
wliicli  was  Lord  CornwalliHV  capitulation,  which  I  have  Hiiiw 
Kt^t.  We  continued  in  hnmll  partien  until  Major  Craijfj; 
evacuated  Wilmin}?ton,  when  one  day  I  tot»k  n  man  witli 
me  to  go  for  intelli^^ence  and  to  provide  oatn  for  the  partv  I 
kept  with  me.  When  at  a  huUHo  I  Hpied  a  juirty  of  thirty 
rebels,  cominjif  t(»wardrt  Haid  hotine ;  wliere  I  wan.  Wu  in- 
Btantly  mounted,  and  rode  ittf.  On  my  return  to  my  men,  I 
onlered,  sixteen  of  them,  to  mount ;  and  went  back  to  the 
house  we  liad  U-ft,  hut  found  them  gone  ot!'.  I  porHued  them 
about  rtixteen  nuU's ;  when  we  came  up,  witli  them.  We 
killed  three  of  them  and  woimded  two;  whu  I  took  priiwn- 
ern.     I  had  no  loss  or  accident  on  our  part. 

I  had  now  certain  intelligence  of  Maj.  Crafjrjr's  cvacuatinf? 
"Wihuington  ;  and  that  the  rebels  in  consequence  of  it,  had 
separated  into  small  parties,  and  returning  home;  and  for 
the  space  of  fourteen  or  fifteen  days,  I  fell  in  with,  and  took 
more  or  less  of  them  every  day.  During  which  time  I  had 
information,  of  a  ('apt.  Kennedy  and  his  party,  who  had 
taken  a  nnmber  of  horses  and  a  quantity  of  household  furni- 
ture. I  followed  him  abotit  live  ndles,  and  after  a  smart 
firing,  took  him  and  eight  of  his  i)arty,  with  the  booty  they 
had  i-lundered.  He  gave  intelligence  that  a  C&pt.  Lopp 
with  a  i)arty  of  sixty  men,  who  had  been  discharged  l>y  Genl. 
llutherford  were  on  their  way  uj)  the  country.  The  said 
Capt.  Kennedy  ( Cannady)  all  lue  time  of  our  attacking  Lopp 
stood  and  looked  on  ;  and  as  he  declared  that  he  wt.uld  not 
make  his  escape,  neither  would  he  let  any  of  his  men  inter- 
fere, if  we  drove  off  Capt.  Lopp.  1  left  him  in  a  house  with 
only  two  men,  to  guard  Eleven,  and  found  them  all  there. 
The  guard  informed  me  that  he  would  not  let  any  of  his 
party  make  their  escape.  He  proved  so  much  to  his  honour, 
that  I  gave  him  up  one  of  his  horses,  saddle,  and  bridle ;  and 


priboii- 


paroled  him  with  all  h\*  men.  I  had  at  \hU  tim«  but  thir- 
teen men,  with  mo  at  n  Uoune  nenr  the  road  wlwic  fl>py  were 
t(»  (m*ft.  I  moiiiited  my  men,  nml  j.liiced  them  in  (■onocii!- 
ment  alonj;  the  roml.  On  their  comitig  up,  I  onlorcd  them 
to  tire,  and  then  fi»r  to  charge ;  which  we  did,  three  time«, 
through  them;  they  imuipdiately  dirtpcrrtcd  through  the 
woods;  it  being  nearly  dark,  we  could  not  tell  what  injury 
they  suffered. 

On  the  10th  of  Dec'r  Colo.  I^aaes  came  down  from  the 
mountains,  with  n  party  of  Thrr"  Hundri-d  men  ;  u"«l  formed 
bi>4  eamp  at  Coxu's  Mill,  in  the  wettlement  I  had  formerly 
ranged  in  ;  in  order  to  take  me;  where  he  co.itinued  nearly 
three  monthrt,  during  which  time  the  following  proclainatioa 
was  issued. 

"Statk  of  North  Carolina 

By  the  Hon.  Alexander  Martin,  Enqr  Speaker  of  the  Senate, 

•  ^aptain  General,  Governor  and  Commander  in  Chief  in 

ii.nd  over  the  said  Stute. 

♦Vhercas  divers  of  citizens  of  this  State,  have  been  deluded 
by  the  wicked  artificics  of  our  enemies,  «ir  have  revolted 
and  withdrawn  thcmj»elves  from  the  faitli  and  allegiance, 
which  before  God,  they  plighted  to  owe  their  country,  and 
treacherously  have  taken  up  arms  against  the  same ;  being 
convinced  that  they  liave  been  betrayed  by  false  hopes,  sup- 
ported by  deceit,  and  now  find  themselves  deserted  by  our 
feeble  and  despairing  enemy,  and  left  unprotected  to  the 
vengeance  of  the  State,  to  inflict  those  punishments  due  to 
their  crimes ;  and  in  tender  compassion  to  the  feelings  of 
humanity  to  spare  such  who  are  willing  to  return,  and  to 
stay  the  hand  of  execution,  in  the  unnecessary  effusion  of  the 
blood  of  citizens  who  may  be  reclaimed,  I  have  thought  fit 
to  issue  this  my  proclamation  of  pardon  to  such  of  the  above 
persons,  who  may  surrender  themselves  before  the  10th  day 
of  march  next,  on  this  express  condition,  that  they  imme- 


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diately  enlist  in  tlie  Continental  battalions;  and  render  a 
personal  service  for  twelve  months  after  the  time  of  their 
rendezvous  at  head-quarters,  and  having  fiiithfuUy  performed 
the  same  for  the  said  term,  it  shall  be  dceinod  as  having  ex- 
piated their  offences  and  be  entitled  to,  and  be  restored  to  the 
priviledges  of  citizens.  All  Officers  finding  men  of  this 
class,  guilty  of  murder,  robbery,  and  house  breaking,  to  be 
precluded,  from  the  above,  notwithstanding  ;  and  T  do  hereby 
require  the  Honourable  the  Judges  of  the  Superior  Courts  of 
law,  of  oyer  and  terminer,  and  general  jail  delivery,  and  all 
officers,  civil,  and  militaiy,  within  the  State  to  take  notice  of 
this  my  proclamation;  and  govern  themselves  accordingly. 
Given  under  my  hand  and  seal  of  arms  at  Halifax  this  25th 
of  December  1781,  and  in  the  sixth  year  of  our  Independence. 

Alexandkr  Maetin 

By  his  Excellency's  command 

John  Hawkins,  Dy.  Sec'y 

"  God  save  the  State.^'' 


During  Col'o  Isaacs's  stay  at  Coxe's  Mill,  he  ravaged  the 
whole  settlement,  and  burnt  and  distroyed  a  number  of 
houses  belonging  to  the  friends  of  the  Government.— 
They  frequently  applied  to  me  privately  for  advice.  I  re- 
commended it  to  them  if  possible,  to  remain,  neutral ;  and 
make  their  peace  ;  as  it  was  entirely  out  of  my  power  for  to 
protect  or  relieve  them.  A  Capt,  Stinson  of  this  party 
tof)k  one  of  my  men,  named,  David  Jackson,"  and  hung 
him  up  without  ceremony.  A  few  days  before  Colo.  Isaac's 
departure  from  Coxe's  Mills,  he  sent  out  notice  for  the 
friends  of  the  government  to  meet  him,  and  he  would  give 
them  protection  agreeable  to  proclamation;  But  on  their 
assembling,  he  made  them  prisoners  of  war ;  and  marched 
them  under  a  strong  guard  to  Salisbury  Goal.  Not  many 
days  after  they  broke  out,  and  knocking  down  the  Sentinel, 


^  ^*tw*'msp*aMwaHHM>Md*<H 


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made  their  escape;  except  one,  who  was  shot  in  the  at- 
tempt. 

Two  Captains  in  each  county  \rere  appointed  by  Colo. 
Isaacs,  on  his  leaving  Coxe's  Mill,  to  keep  the  friends  of 
Government  down ;  and  were  going  with  their  own  men, 
continually  through  the  country. 

During  atl  this  time  I  was  in  the  woods  and  kept  moving 
with  a  small  party  as  occasion  re<iuired.     One  evening,  I 
had  assembled  thirty  men,  at  a  friends  house,  and  sent  out 
spies  ;  They  soon  returned  with  account  of  a  party  of  rebels 
within    four  miles   of  us,  distressing   and  ]»lundering   our 
friends.     \Vc  immediately  set  forward  to  render  our  assist- 
ance, and  got  within  a  half  a  mile  of  them  ;  I,  then,  sent  out 
to  get  information  how  they  were  situated,  and  by  break  of 
day  came  upon  them.     We  retook  seven  horses  which  they 
had  carried  oif,  with   a  large  quantity  of  baggage.     We 
wounded  two  of  them   mortally,  and  several   slightly;  we 
came  oft'  without  injury,  except  two  horses  wounded.     The 
day  following,  we  persued  them,  to  Cumberland  county,  and 
on  my  way,  I  burnt  Capt.  Coxe's  house,  and  his  Father's, 
I  had  also  two  skirmishes  and  killed  two  of  the  rebel  party. 
On  my  return  to  Little  River,  I  heard  of  a  Capt.  Golson ; 
who  had  been  disstressing  the  Loyalists  ;  and  went  in  search 
of  him,  myself;  but  unfortunately  I  did  not  meet  him  ;  but 
fell  in,  with  one  of  his  men,  who  had  been  very  assiduous,  in 
assisting  the  rebels.    I  killed  him.     I  mounted  a  man  of  my 
own  on  his  horse,  and  returned  back.    I  then  took  Capt. 
Currie  and  the  man  of  my  own  before  mentioned,  aad  went 
with  a  design  of  burning  Capt.  Golson's  house  ;  which  I  did ; 
and  also  two  others.     In  my  way,  I  fell  in,  with  a  man,  who 
had  been  very  anxious  for  to  have  some  of  ray  men  executed. 
I  sent  him  word  for  to  moderate  and  be  should  have  nothing 
to  fear,  but  if  he  persisted,  I  would  certainly  kill  him.    He 
took  no  notice  of  this ;  but  persisted,  for  several  months,  and 
on  observing  me  that  day,  he  attempted  to  escape ;  but  I 
shot  him. 


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Two  days,  after,  Capt.  "Walker,  joined  me  which  made 
four  of  us,  and  hearing  that  one  Thompson,  a  licbel  and 
Magistrate,  had  taken  up  a  horse  belonging  to  me,  I  went  to 
claim  him ;  He  gave  him  up  without  hesitation,  and  upon 
examining  what  arms  he  had,  he  owned  to  one  rifle,  which  I 
took  from  him;  He  also  informed  me,  that  the. rebels  were 
willing  to  make  peace  with  me  on  my  own  terms,  and  would 
allow  me  any  limited  bounds  I  would  require  provided  I 
would  not  be  troublesome  to  them,  I  therefore  concluded 
after  consulting  Capt.  Walker  and  Currie,  to  demand  the 
following  terms,  which  I  forwarded  by  a  prisoner,  I  had 
taken  ;  and  in  order  to  convince  them  that  my  intentions 
were  sincere,  I  released  him,  for  that  purpose,  thougli  hv  had 
been  the  means  of  murdering  several. 

Terms  required  by  Colo.  David  Fanning  from  Govr. 
Burke,  forwarded  to  him  by  Lawyer  Williams,  and  Capt. 
Ramsay,  of  Ist  battalion  of  T^^orth  Carolina  Continentals. 

1 .  That  every  friend  of  the  government  shall  be  allowed 
to  their  respective  homes  unmolested. 

2d.  That  they  shall  be  under  no  restrictions  of  doing,  or 
causing  to  be  done  any  thing  prejudicial  to  his  Majestys 
service. 

3d.  That  they  shar  not  be  under  any  obligation  to  act 
in  any  public  station,  or  ever  to  take  up  arms,  or  be  com- 
pelled to  do  any  thing  injurious  to  his  Majesty's  good  gov- 
ernment. 

4.  That  shall  not  pay  or  caused  to  be  paid,  any  taxes  or 
money  bo  levied  by  new  laws  during  the  Continuance  of  the 
present  war,  to  support  new^  army  by  their  industry.  If 
these  terms  are  granted,  I  request  that  they  may  be  imme- 
diately conveyed  to  me,  at  my  quarters  by  a  flag  of  truce, 
appointed  for  that  purpose,  and  by  such  Ofiicers,  as  I  can 
rely  upon,  from  your  hands  and  sefJs. 

If  these  terms  are  not  granted  you  may  depend  my  sword 
being  continually  unsheathed ;  as  I  am  determined,  I  will  not 


>*fc*y i^j^iiWl  ■        I    U!  -    '   M»i'«W«ft|t»» 


[  4;^    1      • 

leave  one  ol     our  old  Otfenders  alive,  that  has  injured  his 
Majesty's  Qo\     iimcnt,  and  fricMids,  who  -would  have  heon  of 
eervice  to  voiu     imntry  i"  a  future  day  and  I  do  hereby 
recommend  it  to  you  to  govern  yourselves  aeoordin<.dy. 
Jan'y  Tth  US'i  David  Fanning  CoFo 

To  Mu  Jamks  AVilliams  Jor^pu  CruRiK       )    ^-,     ,^ 

and  Capt  Wm.  Ramsav,  Sn-miKN  Walker  )       ^ 

to  he  fimmrdcd  hij  ihem  to  the  C'omimnrki-  in  Chief  for  the 
time  hei)Hj  on  the  Ililhhoro'  district. 

I  received  the  following  answer  from  Lawyer  Williams 


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Sib 

I  received  yours  by  ^Ir.  Riggin  at  the  Court  House,  on 
Sunday  last,  and  immediately  wrote  to  Gen'l  Butler  on  the 
subject  of  your  surrender.    His  answer  is,  that  he  cannot 
receive  you  himself  but  will  directly  write  to  the  Governor. 
As  soon  as  he  receives,  his  answer,  he  will  transmit  it,  to 
Maj.  GriflSth,  who  will  send  it  to  Winsor  Pearce's  on  Deep 
River.     If  I  obtain  liberty,  I  will  bring  it  myt.,.lf     In  the 
mean  time  I  would  recommend  a  moderate  conduct  as  the 
best  step  to  bring    matters  to  an   accommodation.     The 
bearer,  Mr.  Riggin,  has  executed  the  tnist  you  reposed  in 
him.     I  therefore,  hope,  you  will  restore  to  him  his  property. 
For  your  civility  to  me,  when  I  was  a  prisoner^  I  will  do  any 
thing  I  can  in  honour.    Concerning  your  surrender  Col'o 
Ray  and  Col'o  McDugald,  have  surrendered  and  gone  to 
Charlestown.    7  am  informed  by  Col'o  Thackston,  I  am  ex- 
changed with  a  number  of  other  prisoners,  at  Charlestown 
under  a  Cartel  which  is  renewed.    You  may  depend  as  soon 
as  I  get  the  Governor's  answer,  you  shall  know  it. 
I  am,  Sir,  Your  most  ob't  servt. 
Col'o  Davxu  Fannino  James  WauAMS 


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I.  44  1 

I  also  received   anotUcr  letter  from  Cap't  Ramsay  by 
another  conveyance 

Jan  8th  1782 
Sir 

I  saw  a  letter  to  Mr.  Williams  and  observed  what  you  say 
concerning  my  case.  As  to  breaking  my  parole,  that  I  am 
clear  of;  an  ^Major  Craigg  a  few  days  before  he  left  Wilming- 
ton sent  a  party  of  dragoons  to  where  we  were  paroled  at  the 
Sound  and  ordered  ns  under  the  main  Guard;  whence  I 
made  my  escape ;  which  I  am  certain  you  will  not  blame  me 
for ;  as  you  are  well  acquainted  with  my  honour ;  when  I 
was  taken  prisoner,  I  had  it  in  my  power  to  escape  many  a 
time ;  but  as  long  as  I  was  treated  like  a.  gentleman,  or  agree- 
ably to  the  rules  of  war,  I  would  rather  suffer  death,  than 
forfeit  my  honour,  I  observe  what  you  say,  concerning  your 
parole;  but  the  kind  treatment  I  receivv^d  at  your  hands, 
you  may  rely  on  it,  any  thing,  Mr.  Williams,  or  myself  can 
do  for  you,  in  honour,  shall  not  be  wanting.  Your  letter  I 
understood  is  transmitted  to  tine  Governor,  who  I  make  no 
doubt  will  comply  with  your  request.  For  my  part  I  wish 
for  nothing  else  but  peace. 

I  am  Sir  your  humble  servant 

Matthew  Ramsey 

I  lay  neutral,  until  I  got  further  accounts  and  on  the  15th 
Jan  1782 ;  Mesers.  Williams,  Clark,  and  Burns,  vere  kind 
enough  to  wait  on  me  at  Mr.  Winsor  Pearee's  in  respect  to 
my  former  proposals  which  I  haJ  i-equested  of  them,  with 
the  letter  as  follows. 

15th  Jan  1782 

Sib 

Agreeable  to  your  request  I  have  received  order  to  oflfer 

you  a  parole  on  the  terms  you  desired ;  thirty  miles  east  and 

.  west ;  fifteen  miles  north  and  south.    Hammond  Coxe's  mill 

to  be  the  canter  of  your  bounds ;  should  you  be  inclined  to 


(    45   1 

go  to  Clinrlestown  at  a  future  (lav,  let  me  know  it,  and  I  will 
eJuU'avour  to  get  yon  that  lihcrty,  when  I  see  the  Governor. 
You  mentioned  being  way  laid,  y«»u  may  be  assured  that 
I  know  nothing  of  it.  Mr.  Williams  Mr.  Clark  and  John 
[Jurns,  are  the  gentlemen  that  are  kind  enough  to  wait  upon 
you  with  this  Flag,  and  a  blank  parole  for  you  to  sign ;  and 
they  will  give  you  a  certiticate  for  your  security  against  any 
of  the  American  troops  to  remain  as  prisoners  of  war,  in  the 
bounds  speeitied.  You  may  rely  on  it,  nothing  dishonour- 
able shall  be  done  on  uiy  part ;  and  I  have  the  greatest 
reason  to  believe  that  you  will  act  on  the  same  principles.  . 
No  inhabitants  of  this  county  shall  be  molested  either,  in 
person  or  property,  who  have  not  been  guilty  of  wilful  mur- 
der, or  plundering ;  it  is  the  duty  of  every  honest  man  to 
bring  all  such  to  justice  in  order  to  restore  harmony  and 
peace  once  more  to  our  country. 

I  am  your  obedient  humble  servant 

Matthew  Ramsay 
To  Col.  David  Fanning 
per  flag 

Also  the  following  letter  was  left  at  Mr.  Pearce's  by  the 
three  gentlemen  before  mentioned. 

Tuesday  morning 

Sib 

Agreeable  to  Capt.  Eamsay's  letter  left  for  you,  we  came 
up  to  Mr.  Pearce's,  when  we  made  no  doubt  of  seeing  you. 
I  have  seen  his  instructions  to  parole  you,  and  you  may 
depend  no  trap  is  meant  for  you,  to  any  of  our  knowledge 
Ray  and  McDugald  were  received  in  the  same  manner,  and 
no  man  offered  to  molest  them.  Our  orders  w*.  lo  to  have 
returned  last  niglu,  and  the  light  Horsc  under  the  command 
of  Capt.  Ramsay  kept  back,  until  our  return ;  Therefore  we 
cannot  possibly  stay  any  longer.    If  you  *}ii..;Iiue  to  accept 


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tho  terms  offered,  which  Capt.  ■Ramsay  cannot  alter,  you  Tvill 
meet  us  at  Baalain  Thompson's  with  as  many  of  your  men  as 
you  please ;  as  can  be  received  according  to  the  terms  you 
propose :  and  are  your  obt.  servts, 

C  James  Williams. 

Col'o  David  Fannino  <  A.  Clark. 

(^  Jno.  Burns. 

In  the  course  of  this  correspondence,  endeavouring  to  m:ake 
peace,  I  had  reason  to  believe  they  did  not  intend  to  be  as 
good  as  their  words ;  as  three  of  their  people  followed  Capt. 
Linley;  and  cut  him  to  pieces  with  their  swords.  I  was  im- 
mediately informed  of  it,  and  kept  a  look  out  for  thei;.. 
Five  days  after  their  return,  I  took  two  them  and  hung 
them,  by  way  of  retaliation,  both  on  the  limb  of  the  same 
tree ;  tlie  third  made  his  escape.  After  this  Coin.  Alston, 
who  was  a  prisoner  of  war,  at  this  time,  came  to  me,  at  Genl. 
Butler's  request,  to  know  if  I  was  willing  to  come  to  any 
terms.  I  asked,  the  reason,  why  the  Governor  had  not 
answered  my  letter,  and  what  was  the  cause  of  their  be- 
haviour to  Capt.  Linly :  I,  then,  with  a  number  of  my  Offi- 
cers, set  down,  and  wrote  the  following  letter  to  General 
Butler. 

"  Sir,  On  friday  the  7th  of  Jany.  last  I  wrote  to  Mr.  Wil- 
liams, the  terms  I  was  willing  to  come  under ;  he  wrote  for 
answer  that  he  could  not  comply  with  my  terms,  until  he 
had  the  approbation  of  the  Governor.  On  Wednesday  the 
11th  inst.  a  flag  was  to  meet  me  at  Winsor  Pearce's ;  with  a 
letter.  But  on  its  approach,  it  was  waylaid  by  Capt.  Gol- 
ston  with  a  party  of  men  which  bad  more  the  appearance  of 
treachery  than  a  wish  for  peace.  Had  not  the  gentleman 
(Mr,  Baalam  Thompson)  acted  as  honourable,  for  the  minute 
he  arrived  he  let  me  know  it,  and  declared  himself  innocent. 
This  gave  me  reason  to  think  he  would  act  with  honour ; 


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f   47    1 

still  on  the  15th  inst,  Messrs  Williamt*,  (Mark,  and  Bums; 
the  three  gentlemen  that  were  kind  enough  to  wait  upon  me, 
with  a  blank  parole,  and  letter  from  Capt.  Ramsay — who 
mentioned  in  his  letter  that  my  request  was  granted  by  the 
Governor;  in  the  mean  time,  the  gentlemen  waiting  on  me 
at  the  place  appointed,  there  came  around  a  company  from 
the  Ilawtield's,  coidmanded  by  Capt.  Scorely,  which  plaitily 
and  evidently  appc^ared  to  me,  there  was  nothing  but  treach- 
ery meant.  On  Simday  the  10th  of  feby  I  fell  in  the  rear  of 
Capt.  Colestons  and  Capt.  Hinds,  and  following  their  trail, 
came  on  them  at  dark.  After  some  firing  that  night  I  rode 
off,  and  came  on  tliem  next  morning,  and  we  came  on  terms 
of  peace,  till  I  could  write  to  their  superior  officer,  for  which 
I  consulted  my  olficers,  and  we  joined  hand  and  heart  to 
comply  with  the  terms  hereunder  written. 

"  We  the  Subscribers  do  acknowledge  ourselves  Subjects 
to  his  Britanio  Majesty,  as  you  are  well  assured  of  our  fidel- 
ity, zeal,  and  loyalty,  to  his  Majesty's  government.  As  it 
has  been  daily  the  case  that  we  have  been  distroying,  one 
an  others  property  to  support  and  uphold  our  opinions,  and 
we  are  hereby  willing  to  co.tie  to  a  session  of  arms,  not  under 
six  months,  ;ior  exceeding  twelve ;  conditions  underwritten, 

1,  Our  request  is  from  Cumberland  twenty  miles  N.  &  S  ; 
and  thirty  miles  E.  &  W :  to  be  totally  clear  of  your  light 
Horse. 

2d.  request  is  for  every  man  that  has  been  in  actual  arms, 
in  a  permanent  manner,  in  order  to  establish  a  British  gov- 
ernment, (except  those  who  have  diserted  from  a  regular 
troop  that  has  voluntarily  listed  themselves,)  thf^.i  we  do  ob- 
ligate to  deliver  up  each  and  every  man  shall  have  a  right  to 
withdraw  themselves  in  said  district. 

3d.  If  any  of  onr  men  should  go  cut  of  said  district  to 
plunder,  or  distress,  or  murder  any  of  the  American  party, 
we  will,  by  information  made  to  me,  Maj'r  Rains,  or  any  of 
10 


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tlic  Captiiiiirt  retiini  tlii-ir  iiuiik'«;  if  tlie  mnicst  U  «!;runtiMl, 
tliey  hIiuII  imiiicHliati'ly  be  upitrt-hfiuled  atul  si'iit  l»y  uny  otH- 
cer  «i»i)<>intcMl  by  you  to  he  tried  by  y<»in-  "Wii  liiw^. 

4tli.  If  ttiiy  of  yum-  party  shall  be  i-atclied  plimtleriii^, 
Ptealiiii,'  or  imirderiiijr,  or  goiiifj  private  paths,  with  anin  ^h^- 
nit'viii<'  as  if  tliey  were  fi»r  Jiiinchiet",  these  aro  to  be  left  to  our 
pli-asure  to  deal  with  m  cireumrttaiiee.s  a','reeable  to  our  laws. 
All  i)ublif  roads  to  be  travelled  by  any  person,  or  copany 
unmolosted,  if  he  behave  himself  as  becomes  an  honest  man, 
or  any  Army  or  company  or  wa}j;i>ns  keepinj;  the  i)ublie  roads. 

5.  Every  person  that  has  been  in  actual  arms  in  manner 
aforesaid,  in  order  to  support  or  establish  a  Dritish  Govern- 
ment, shall  not  be  interupted  of  their  arms,  i)rovision,  person 
or  i)roperty.  If  any  one  residing;  within  the  said  district, 
who  are  subjects  to  the  States  should  want  jtrovisions,  or  any 
other  article  from,  by  sending  to  cither  of  the  officers  that  I 
shall  appoint  for  that  purpose,  or  use  we  will  send  a  suffi- 
cient sruard  to  sec,  them  safe  and  out  unmolested.  Quakers 
exccj>ted  from  anything  whatever. 

C.  That  I  will  not,  in  the  mean  time  disturb  or  distress  any 
person,  or  ])erson8  abiding  by  your  laws  in  said  district.  All 
back  ilundering  shall  be  void;  as  it  is  impossible  to  replace 
or  restore  all  the  plunder  on  either  side. 

7.  Our  request  is  to  have  free  trade  with  any  port  with 
waggons,  or  horseback  without  urms ;  with  a  pass  from  any 
appointed  Officer  for  salt  or  any  other  necessaries  and  use. 
Except  the  two  Coxe's  mills  to  be  free  from  any  incum- 
brance of  all  parties  belonging  to  the  Americans, 

8th.  Any  of  my  men  that  has  been  returned  a  Continental 
without  taking  the  bounty,  that  has  been  in  actual  service  as 
above  mentioned  shall  return  in  said  district. 

9th.  If  our  request  is  granted  as  above  written  I  request 
it  nuiy  be  sent  to  me  by  8th  of  March  ;  as  I  may  forward  to 
my  further  determinations;  if  I  cannot  have  any  request 
granted.    I  shall  exact  and  point  out  every  deplausible  meas- 


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nre«  in  order  to  cnpjM'os!*  ovory  pop»on  in  nruj*  n^ainut  hin 
llritiiiiic  nmjcsfy.     I  am  your  most  olicrliciit  lniml»Ii!  surv't 
(Jivi'ii  inHJcr  my  Imiid  iiml"  jirm  as  at'orisiiid 

I)avii»  Fan  NINO  Co/  Cmn.  f^xjal  Mi 

John   liAiNs,  Jfiifi' 

WlI.MAM   Rain8,  C'tip't 

John  Cayi.k, 

AVm.  Pkhi;, 

AllNER   SmAM.Y 

Jacob  Mauuick  Lieut 
To  Gohn  ButUr,  Ofn'l  of  IlUhhoro  District 
Pt' favour  of  Col  Phitij>  Ahton 

Co]>y  of  letter  of  Gen'l  liutlcr. 

Mount  Plkasant  5M  March  1782 
Dkak  Sir 

Your  letter  of  2r»th  of  last  montli  was  liatided  to  inc  last 
nijjlit.  I  have  observed  the  contents.  Had  you  proposed 
that  yon  and  the  men  now  in  actual  serviite  with  you  would 
have  taken  a  parole  to  some  certain  hounds,  until  you  could 
have  been  sent  to  Charleston,  to  be  exchanged,  I  should  have 
entered  into  that  business,  lint  your  propositions  are  many, 
and  some  of  them  uncustomary  in  like  eases.  I  conceive  it 
out  of  my  i)ower — However  as  his  Excellency  Governor 
Burke  is  now  at  Halifax  I  will  send  him  your  letter  with  the 
proposals  to  l;im  by  express.  This  is  now  the  5th  day  of 
March ;  of  course,  it  must  be  several  days  after  the  8th  be- 
fore his  answer  can  come  to  hand;  in  the  mean  time  it  may 
be  as  well  to  postpone  the  desperate  measures,  you  have  in 

contemplation. 

I  am  your  obed  servt. 

John  Butlkr.  B.  G.  for 

IHlhVo  district 

P.  S.     If  you  would  not  choose  to  be  confined  in  boufids 
any  length  of  time,  it  might  be  contrived  so  that  you  might 


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be  ii»nt  i»tl'  iuniuuliatoly  iMitler  nil  Kwort  ..f  mv  n|»iMiiiili'i><  lt» 
(U>ncrHt  (^fcono.  lU*  )in«  |>riMiiii>c<|  to  imvu  all  *uv\\  ex- 
tluuimnl  wi it'll  I  Rcnd  to  IiIh  <|Uarti'rK, 

John  ntTt.KU  H.  O. 

Almiit  lite  7fli  Mnrcli  I7H2  Ciipt.  Wtilkor  i\ii«l  <'umo,  »f  tliu 
Ltivftl  Militiu  loll  ill,  with  n  \mrty  of  H.  l»oU,  iiinl  ciuiio  tu  an 
onjiHgt'iiuiit,  iiml  tirt'tl  for  nomo  time,  'till  tlif  n-lx-ln  lisid  fiinsl 
nil  tlifir  u'Mimniiti<m;  ami  tlu'ii,  wishi-d  to  <Miiin  to  tcriiii*  of 
poiu'o  lu'tweoii  «'i«li  |mrty;   ami  no  ]>liititloriii^:.  killing  or 
iiuinlcriiijj:   shonUI   Iw  ooinmittod  liy  uitliiT  party  or  sidi" ; 
wliitli  Will*  coiiclmlod  upon  by  vtwh  < 'oloiu'l,  for  »ueli  lertiiiii 
limitotl  IkuiiuIh;  which  wiw  to  be  n'^< >■*'({  upon  by  ciicii  (Jolo; 
ami  if  they  could  not  agrw,  iiudi  pint     wa»  to  be  iicutriil  un- 
til uiattor--  was  intido  known,  r  spot'ling  the  term^  which  they 
littd  to  ajjroo  up>»i;.     Soon  afti  r  s  iy  men  came  to  in»;  aiicl  in* 
foniitHl  what  they  Imd  done;  we  rwi-ived  the  ichel  Col.  Bal- 
four's answer ;  that  "  tliere  was"  ri'stinj;  place  for  a  tory'n  foot 
upon  the  Earth."     He  al«o  immediately  sent  out  his  piirty, 
and  on  the  ItUh,  I  saw  the  triune  company  c "mint;  Ut  a  « er- 
trtjn  house  where  we  were  fiddling  and  damiiig,     W  o  imme- 
diately preparer!  ou^selvea  in  readinesB  to  receive  them,  their 
number  being  27  ant     mr  number  only  seven  ;  Wo  iinmedi- 
atelv  mounted  our  horses,  and  went  some  little  distance  from 
the  house,  and  commenced  a  tire,  for  some  consideiable  time; 
night  coining  on  they  reti-eated,  and  left  the  <,'iound.     Some 
time  l>efore,  while,  we  were  treating  with  each  other,  I  had 
ordered  and  collected  twenty -five  men  to  have     certain  dress 
made  which  waa  linnen  l    .eks,dicd  black,  wit     re.i  cuffs,  red 
elbows,  and  red  shoi  Ider  cape  also,  ami  belted  with      irlet, 
whi(  h  was  a  total  disguise  to  the  rebels,  which  the  red  was 
all  fringed  witli  white  fringe,  and  on  the  12th  of  March,  my 
men  being  all  properly  equipped,  assembled  together,  in  or- 
der, to  gire  them  a  small  scourge,  which  we  set  out  for.    On 
Balfour's  jilantatioii,  when  we  came  upon  him,  he  endeavored 


"^s^S 


^■E*"^ 


xicli  ex* 

H.  (J. 

ic,  of  tlic 
nc  to  an 
liid  tirctl 
tcriiiH  of 
llliii|j;  1)1' 
or  8k1o; 
li  i-crtiiiii 
cii  Va>\o  ; 
utriil  tin* 
lich  tlu'V 
K  rtiid  iti- 
Col.  Ikl- 
ury'rt  foot 
lilt  jmrty, 
to  n  cer- 
Vii  iinine- 
lein,  their 
I  iintiiedi- 
njce  from 
ibletiine; 
J.     Sotno 
icr,  1  Imd 
tain  dreas 
cuffs,  red 
th     arlet, 
e  rud  was 
[arcli,  my 
ler,  ill  or- 
;  tor.    On 
ideavored 


W 


1^1 

to  iiiiiku  h\»  i'M-»|>u;  !>)it  wu  i^oon  (trfventi'd  liini,  fir<;d  tit 
him,  nml  Mroiindtd  liim  The  flmt  Imll  ho  rwt'ivf'd  w»m 
through  on«>  of  hix  nrm-,  and  rnnj^cd  thruii^h  hi-*  ImkIv  ;  tho 
utiit  r  thruii^h  \u^  nc<-k  ;  whicli  put  uri  t-nd  to  hi^i  comiiiitld^ 
any  more  ill  dccdH. 

Wo  uImo  woimdrd  nnotlier  of  \m  men.    We  then  |»r»H'e«'d<'d 
to  their  ('oIoMfr>»  (('oilier,)  hclonjfinj;  to  j«aid  efointy  of  Kiiii- 
doljili ;  i»n  our  way  we  Imrnt  m^veral  rehel  hotiscs,  niid  catclifd 
Boveral  |)rii*oiitT« ;  the  nijrht  eomin^  on  ftn<l  the  di^tanr-*!  to 
»»id  Collier'ni,  wan  V)  far,  that  it  waa  hite  hefore  we  ({ot  tltere. 
JIo  made  hif*  est  ap<',  having  leeci^cd  three  halU  throii^di  hi'* 
ulurt.     Hut  I  took  eare  to  distroy  the  whole  of  his  plantation. 
I  tlii-n  }K!r«tJi(l  oiir  lunte,  aiul  « ame,  to  one  Capf.  .Julm  I'ry- 
an*t;  another  reh«-l  ofHe»T.     I  told  liim  if  he  would  eomeo«it 
of  the  }iou«e,  I  would  give  him  parole;  whieh  Ite  refused,  aay* 
ing  that  he  had  taken  ])arole  from  Ix»rd  Cornwallis,  swearing 
''  l<v  (^od !  he  had  broken  that  nfid  that  he  wouhl  al^^o  hreak 
our  Tory  parole.    With  that  I  immediately  ordered  the  house 
to  he  set  on  fire,  whieh  was  iriMtantly  done.     As  soon  as  he 
saw  the  flames  of  the  tire,  enereaning,  he  ealled  out  to  me,  and 
desired  me  to  spare  his  house,  for  f  U  wife's  and  chiidren's 
sake,  and  lie  would  v  n\k  out  with  his  arms  in  i>U  hands.     I 
immediately  answerer  him,  that  if  he  walked  out,  that  his  house 
should  be  saved,  for      ■*  wife    mkI  ehildren.     When  \ni  carne 
out,  he  said  "Here,  dutnn,  yon,  here  I  ain."     With  that  he 
received  two  balls  through  his  body:   He  came  out  with  his 
gun  eocked,  and  sword  at  the  saine  time. 

The  next  day  following  being  the  1.3tli  mareh,  was  their 
election  day  to  appoint  Assembly  men,  and  was  to  meet  at 
Kandolph  Court  House,  I  proceeded  on  in  order  to  see  the 
gentlemen  representatives  ;  <^)ii  their  getting  intelligence  of 
my  coming  the  immediately  scattered;  I  prevcnr.;d  their 
doing  any  thing  that  day. 

From  thence  I  pro<;eede<l  ■  >n.  to  one  Major  Dngin's  house, 
or  plantation,  and  I  distroyed  all  his  property ;  and  all  the 


Mf# 


WM 


♦.  ,3 


I  52   1 

f9)M  GJUnN  \iro\miy  in  tli«  nettle  neiit  for  tlio  dintftin-c  of 
forty  iiiilM. 

Oil  our  wiiy  I  i'iit(!lio<l  ft  commimriry  from  Salinldiry  who 
hiul  !*oiiicof  my  nM'ti  prirtoiunM  iiiul  almost  |M'riHlii><i  tlu'iii,  iiiid 
wiititni  to  liiiiig  Moini!  <)!'  thi'iii.  I  nirriotl  him  imim'tliiitoly 
to  II  I'CFfiiin  tnt!,  wlierc  tltoy  lifi«l  hwu^  one  of  my  men  Ity  the 
mime  .if  Jiickmm,  luid  delivoreil  liim  up  to  Homo  of  my  men, 
who  he  liml  trt'iitetl  ill  wficn  prirtoiuTH ;  iiikI  they  immo- 
diatoly  hung  him.  After  hanj^ing  15  minutert  they  cut 
him  down.  In  the  mean  time  there  waa  alxmt  HOO  roheU 
who  lia«l  cinhodifd  themnelvea  and  eamc  after  u»;  On  ne- 
eount  of  the  rainy  weather  our  j?unH  wo»dd  not  tiro  on  cither 
nidu.  We  were  ohligi'd  to  retroat,  on  account  of  thoii  iium- 
herb  beinjr  bo  much  HUperior.  We  had  received  no  <lamage. 
Altcmt  the  8th  of  Apl,  a  certain  Capt  WillianiH  came  into  the 
Bottlumcnt,  ami  went  an  old  woman  to  me,  to  inform  mc,  that 
he  had  arrived  from  Ouvr.  Hurke  that  iuHtant ;  and  had  come 
in  order  to  see  me;  which  hy  her  description,  I  and  my  little 
party,  immediately  met  him,  an«l  he  informed  mo,  that  ho 
iiad  come  to  know  if  I  was  willins;  to  eomo  upon  the  terms  I 
had  alreatly  presented ;  and  reciucHtcd  to  have  from  under 
my  own  hand  a  true  copy  of  them  ;  that  the  (rovernor  would 
do  every  thini^  in  his  power  to  have  the  mime  agreed  upon 
by  his  Couiuil  and  Assembly;  for  whieh  purpose  the  said 
AVilliama  was  sent  from  the  Governor,  lie  also  told  me, 
that  the  Governor  had  said,  that  any  thing  I  should  do,  or 
cause  to  bo  done,  from  the  character,  he  heard  from  the  IJrit- 
ish  at  Charlestown,  that  he  had  not  the  least  doiibt,  they 
would  assent  to ;— that  ho  wished  to  make  peace  with  me  ; — 
saying  if  I  was  taken  prisoner,  and  killed ;  that  100  would 
certainly  lose  their  lives  for  it;  and  lie  looked  upon  it  much 
better  to  come  to  terms  of  peace— that  he  heard  in  Cl.arles- 
town,  I  was  killed ;  which  occasioned  him  to  run  away  from 
(Jharlestown  ;  Upon  which  I  gave  him  a  ctipy  of  the  articles 
which  I  wished  to  comply  to.     With  which  he  ordered  the 


l.i 


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t, » 


-*JL 


I 


r  as  1 

Lij?lit  Ilurno  to  ilopurt       fiieir  diii't'it'iit  Htiitiitim,  tjll  tliuy  ro* 
coivt'ii  or«k'r»  from  tlu'  (tnvprnnr  aiitl  (\»iiin'il. 

A«  I  w»i«  oltli(^tf«l  to  lay  nciitrul  until  I  nri-ivnl  t'li'ir  fin* 
BW«'r,  wliifli  wiiH  to  1k>  iipfin  tfriiM  ot"  honour  on  hntli  *itl»'!»,  ui 
the  difU'icnt  civjitiunrt  coininanilin;;  th«'  lijjht  lioiso.  wrote  to 
lao  reapcftuig  tlic  muuo ;  an  iippoiirs  l»y  the  I'ollowinj;  hotter*. 

"SiK,  T  rooeivi'd  a  few  Wwpa  thU  dav,  from  Cap't  Kdward 
Williann,  informinj;  mo,  tintt  you  ami  he.  had  como  down 
ycntt-rday,  and  Hi^nitlcd  that,  you  and  ho,  uro  upix*  tcrnirt  of 
comprttmisiiii;  mattord,  on  condition,  that  I  will  Htop  tho 
CiMinty  lijjht  hovM*  from  ptMsuiiij;  you  -Voii  may  rent  as* 
i«urr<l,  that  it  U  my  deciro  to  l»o  at  peaco  with  all  men— Cap't 
Kitldic  and  hin  company  are  at  thy  Court  Ifouse.  I  l>avo 
t)rdori'd  him  to  stand  tliorc,  until  further  orders* ;  and  will 
Hond  after  Cap't  Polstoii  and  dtvirc  him  also;  f  rthall  sot  off 
thi-i  morniujr  to  the  Asuemhly,  and  if  it  is  in  my  power  to 
do,  or  cause  anythinj;  to  lie  dono,  tliat  shall  cau^c  peace  and 
hannony  over  the  land,  you  nuiy  rest  assured  I  w  ill  do  my 
best;  and  second  (^ip't  Williams,  though  he  gave  nic  no  ac- 
count of  your  proposals  ;  and  am 

with  reapect  your  hinnhlc  serv't 
Ap'l  9th  1782  IlooKit  GwrKiTU  J/aJoi' 

To  CoVo  Da V 111  FuuniiKj. 


Sir, 


Camp  at  McCan  Ajj  10  1782 


I  received  <»rdors  from  Maj  Griffith  conceri'Mig  some  teri.;^ 
between  you  and  him  and  shall  withdraw  my  men  and  Cap't 
Golston's  as  we  are  l)oth  together,  and  will  not  proceed  any 
further  after  apprehending  you  or  yours,  unless  you  come 
into  our  county  doing  mischief,  until  further  orders. 

From  your  humble  serv't 
To  CoVo  David  Fanning  Joseph  "Rosub 


■■ 


A 


«! 


m 


\  ^4  1 

Hoping  you  nor  yours  v  id  not  intempt  any  of  tho  inhab- 
itants of  Chatham  until  matters  are  further  settled. 

"William  Golston 


Sir,  I  received  your  letter  which  gives  me  great  satisfac- 
tion to  hear  that  you,  and  some  of  the  officers,  have  come 
upon  terras  of  peace ;  which  is  all  I  could  crave ;  but  I 
ehould  be  glad  with  one  of  the  officers  in  company,  to  meet 
you  and  have  some  conversation  together,  and  be  upon 
honour.  If  we  can  come  upon  terms  agreeable  to  both,  I 
should  immediately  march  my  company  home.  I  shall  be  at 
Mr.  MuUins,  this  evening  at  two  o'clock ;  and  if  you  can 
meet  us  and  converse  across  the  river,  or  any  other  place 
you  will  choose. 

Ap'l  12th  17S2  I  am,  Sir,  Your  ob't 

2^0  Thomas  Dougan 

CoVo  David  Fanning  Captain  of  Light  Harse 


Ap'l  17th  1732 

Sib 

I,  as  an  oflRcer  in  behalf  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina, 
liave  turned  out,  in  order  to  suppress  any  persons  disturbing 
the  peace  of  said  State  ;  but  when  I  arrived  at  Deep  Eiver, 
I  understood  that  you,  and  Cap'ts  Williams,  &  Dougan, 
were  about  to  make  a  treaty  of  peace ;  v/hich  I  approved 
of  very  well ;  and  withdrew  my  troop  towards  home.  But 
my  great  surprize,  on  my  way,  I  learned  that  your  men, 
were  robbing  the  peaceful  and  inoffensive  people  of  Cane 
Creek,  and  Kockey  Kiver ;  which  wicked  conduct,  and  the 
great  desire,  I  had,  for  the  welfare  of  my  Country,  induced 
me  to  stay,  a  little  longer,  and  endeavour  to  stop  such  rob- 
bery.   I  therefore  wish  to  inform  you,  that  I  did  not  pretend 


10  inhab- 

OLSTON 


;  satisfac- 
ive  come 
B ;  but  I 
r,  to  meet 
be  upon 
to  botli,  I 
hall  be  at 
'  you  can 
her  place 


UGAN 

t  Horse 


th  1732 

Carolina, 
disturbing 
eep  Eiver, 
:  Dougan, 

approved 
jme.  But 
your  men, 
ie  of  Cane 
it,  and  the 
y,  induced 

such  rob- 
lot  pretend 


[  55  1 

with  any  view  of  making  you  any  way  dishonourable,  but 
many  persons  not  owing  true  allegiance  to  the  laws  of  this 
State,  are  running  at  large  ;  and  call  you  their  oflBcer.  As 
I  hope  you  a  gentleman,  and  will  not  protect  any  vagabond, 
I  will  thank  you,  to  let  me  know  every  particular  of  your 
Treaty ;  what  bounds  you  have ;  and  upon  the  honour  of  a 
gentleman,  I  will  not  interrupt  any  person  within  said 
bounds,  that  is  of  good  character  with  you.  I  would  recom- 
mend, that  you  order  Joseph  Currie,  and  Blair,  to  return  the 
widow  Dixon's  property,  which  they  robbed  her  of;  and  I  will 
not  write  to  the  Governor  concerning  it,  as  you  want  peace. 
He  would  think  very  little  of  your  honour,  if  he  heard  that 
your  men  were  robbing  his  people,  after  you  had  petitioned 
to  him.  I  au».,  8iir,  in  behalf  of  the  State, 

To  CoVo  David  Fannhig.  Edward  Guin,  Captain 

About  the  18th  of  April  Captain  Williams,  came  to  me, 
again,  at  Fork  Creek  and  informed  me  that  the  original  ar- 
ticles of  treaty  had  been  laid  before  the  Governor,  and  As- 
sembly ;  and  they  were  upon  a  conclusion  of  granting  me 
the  terms  I  wanted  ;  but  were  prevented  by  a  Colonel,  who 
came  from  over  the  mountains  and  was  one  of  the  Assembly, 
who  did  every  thing  against  it.  Their  objections  were  ;  the 
articles  respecting  the  Continental  soldiers  taken  up,  and  they 
could  not  allow  any  passports  for  any  of  the  friends  of  the 
government  to  have  any  correspondence  or  connections  with 
the  British.  Every  other  article  they  were  willing  to  grant. 
Their  Assembly  continued  on  the  business  for  three  days ;  as 
Mr  Williams  informed  me.  My  answer  was  that  "  I  would 
forfeit  my  life,  before  I  would  withdraw  any  one  of  the  arti- 
cles, that  I  had  presented,  as  I  wished  to  hold  the  same  con- 
nection with  the  British,  as  formerly ;  I  likewise  told  him, 
that  I  had  understood,  that  they  had  picked  out  tw;^nty  four 
of  their  best  horses,  and  men,  from  Virginia  in  order  to  per- 
sue  me,  and  my  answer  to  Mr.  Williams  was  "  they  might  do 
11 


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f  /i6  ] 

their  best,  and  be  daiiiiied"  as  I  was  fully  deteririined  to  still 
Bupport  my  integrity,  and  to  exert  myHelf  in  behalf  of  the 
King  and  country  more  severer  than  ever  I  did.'  With  this 
Mr.  Williams  departed. 

I,  then  set  out  for  Chatham,  when  T  learned  that  a  wed- 
ding was  to  be  that  day.  On  my  way  I  took  one  prinoner, 
before  I  came  to  the  house.  There,  being  but  five  of  us,  we 
immediately  surrounded  the  house  in  full  charge.  I  ordered 
them,  immediately  out  of  the  House  ;  t)<ree  of  my  men  went 
into  the  house  and  drove  them  all  out  one  by  one  ;  I  caused 
them  all  to  stand  in  a  row  to  examine  them,  to  see  if  I  knew 
any  of  them  that  was  bad  men.  I  found  one,  by  the  name 
of  William  Doudy,  concealed  up  stairs.  One  of  my  men 
fired  at  him ;  as  he  was  running  from  one  house  to  the 
other ;  he  received  the  ball  in  his  shoulder.  I  then  having 
my  pistols  in  my  hand,  discharged  them  both  at  his  breast, 
with  which  he  fell,  and  that  night  expired.  I  then  paroled 
the  rest,  on  the  25th. 

I  concluded  within  myself,  that  it  was  better  for  me  to 
try  and  settle  myself,  being  weary  of  the  disagreeable  mode 
of  living  I  had  borne  with  for  some  considerable  time.  For 
the  many  kindness  and  the  civility  of  a  gentleman  who  lived 
in  the  settlement  of  Deep  River,  I  was  induced  to  pay  my 
addresses  to  his  daughter,  a  young  lady  of  sixteen  years  of 
age.  The  day  of  Mannage  being  appointed  ; — on  making  it 
known  to  my  people,  Cap't  William  Hooker,  and  Captain 
William  Carr,  agreed  to  be  married  with  me.  They  both 
left  me  to  make  themselves,  and  their  intended  wives  ready. 
The  day  before,  we  were  to  be  coupled,  the  Rebels,  before 
mentioned,  with  those  good  horses,  attacked  us  (Cap't 
Hooker's  horse  being  tied  so  fast  he  could  not  get  him 
loose,)  they  caught  him  and  murdered  him  on  the  spot.  My- 
self and  Cap't  Carr,  were  married  and  kept  two  days  merri- 
ment. The  Rebels  thought  they  were  sure  of  me  then ; 
however  I  took  my  wife  and  concealed  her,  in  the  woods  with 


i 


v.  >ii,K»«^--»ft^ria  **■« 


mm 


tm 


«■■ 


[ '-  ] 

Cap't  Carr's  ;  and  caiised  an  ..ration  to  be  pnt  out,  that  I  was 
gone  to  Cliarlestown.  In  order  to  be  convinced,  the  Rebels 
sent  a  man  in,  as  a  spy,  with  two  letters  from  Gen'l  Leslie 
witii  instructions  for  '.ne  to  enlist  men  for  the  service  which 
I  knew  was  forged,  in  order  to  betray  me  and  from  the  per- 
son or  Commanding  Officer  of  the  Rebel  light  horse.  The 
following  is  one  of  which  I  gave  Gen'l  Leslie,  that  had  his 
name  singed  to  it. 

CuAKLEaTowr  20th  Jan.  1782 
Dear  Colonel, 

Altho  I  have  not  he  happiness  of  being  acquainted  with 
you,  yet  I  can  applaud  you  very  much,  for  your  spirited  con- 
duct and  activity.  Tlie  only  objection  I  have  to  your  con- 
duct, is  your  being  too  strenuous  with  those  who  have  been 
subjects  to  his  Majesty,  whom  the  Rebels  have  overcome  and 
forced  them  to  comply  with  their  laws.  If  you  would  let 
them  alone,  the  severity  of  the  Rebels  would  cause  them  to 
return  to  their  allegiance  again.  But  Sir  since  you  have 
made  so  brave  a  stand  already,  pray  stand  steadfast  to  the 
end,  and  we  shall  be  well  rewarded  at  the  last.  Try  to  spirit 
up  your  men,  and  enlist,  if  possible,  three  hundred  men  this 
spring,  ready  to  join  three  hundred  more ;  which  shall  be 
put  under  your  command  ;  and  as  many  more  as  you  can 
get,  and  you  be  Brigadier  General  of  them.  We  shall,  I 
hope  in  the  month  of  May  land  1.300  troops  in  North  Caro- 
lina, 300  of  your  corps,  1600  in  the  whole,  to  ar^t  upon  the 
defensive,  until  you  are  reinforced. 

Keep  good  discipline  among  your  troops,  and  keep  out 
fellows,  who  will  do  nothing  but  plunder.  They  are  but 
false  dependence,  and  will  not  fight,  but  only  corrupt  good 
men.  Every  man  you  inlist  for  12  months,  shall  receive  ten 
guineas ;  and  a  full  suit  of  clothes ;  as  soon  as  we  land  our 
troops,  and  they  appear  under  your  command  ready  for  ac- 
tion.    I  can  assure  you,  tie  your  fame  and  worthy  action* 


I 


'i 


i*  I 


lias,  thntugh  and  by  Maj'r  Craigg  given,  reached  his  Majes- 
ty's earn,  and  l  expect  perliaps  by  the  next  packet  boat  you 
will  get  a  genteel  present  from  our  gracious  Sovereign.  So 
hoping  that  you  will  be  in  the  way  of  your  duty.  I  will  take 
leave  of  you,  without  mentioning  your  name,  or  subscribing 
riine,  lest  this  might  miscarry — the  man  who  is  entrusted 
with  the  care  of  this,  dares  not  at  i)resent  be  seen  in  it ;  but 
a  friend  and  send  it  to  the  man  as  is  Sir  yours 


To  CoVii  Fanning  in  No  Ca 

A  letter  from  the  traitor  who  brought  these  two  letters 
from  Gen'l  Leslie. 

DrAR  SiE 

I  would  come  to  see  you  myself,  but  am  afraid  of  the  rebel 
light  horse,  I  have  a  great  many  things  to  acquaint  you 
with  and  a  good  deal  of  good  news,  but  dare  not  write  for 
fear  of  miscarriage.  If  you  ii&vj  any  desire  of  seeing  me 
you  must  come  soon  away,  instantly.  Don't  let  the  bearer 
know  the  contents  of  the  letters— The  fewer  trusted  the 
better.    In  the  mean  time 

I  am  your  friend  and  serv't 
Ap'l  29M  1783  Joseph  Wilson 

To  CoVn  Fanning 


My  answer  was  in  Maj'r  Rains'  name  as  follows  ; 

Sir, 

I  am  very  sorry  to  think  that  there  is  so  many  damned 
foolish  Rebels  in  the  world,  as  to  think  Col'o  Fanning  would 
be  ever  deceived  by  such  damned  infernal  writings,  m  A  liave 
received  trom  you.  Col'o  Fanning  is  gone  to'"hav>s*  n, 
and  is  not  to  return  here  'till  he  comes  with  ibrcep  sufficient 
to  defend  this  part  of  the  country.    I  wo\ild  have  you  to  dis- 


\ 


«NM«CMewK> 


( 51)  I 

band  ;  and  be  g(tne  iuimcdiutely ;  tor  if  I  ever  hear  of  any 
cae  of  your  people  coming  witli  any  thing  of  the  sort,  I  will 
come  and  kill  thoni  myself.  I  am  in  behalf  of  his  Majesty's 
armies  J(»nN  Eains 

Major  of  the  Loyal  Militia. 
To  Jos.  Wilfiou. 


On  the  1st  (>f  May  1782  I  heard  of  a  wagon  being  in  the 
road,  I  imagined  she  was  going  down  to  market,  as  I  heard 
of  a  number  of  wagons  which  was  to  proceed  down  with 
liquor  to  the  market.  On  the  2d  I  mounted  and  persued  the 
wagon ;  which  I  heard  of  the  day  before ;  as  I  was  about 
setting  out  for  Charleston  I  concluded  to  have  a  frolic  with 
niy  old  friends,  before  we  parted.  After  riding  about  ten 
miles,  I  overtook  the  said  wagon,  which  belonged  to  a  cer- 
tain man  who  had  been  taken  prisoner  and  ])aroled  by  the 
British ;  and  had  broken  his  parole.  In  the  mean  time,  I 
was  examining  his  papers  I  set  a  centinel  over  him.  He 
knowing  himself  guilty,  expected  nothing  but  death.  He 
took  the  opportunity,  and  sprung  upon  my  riding  mare, 
and  went  oif  with  my  saddle,  holsterf,  pistols,  and  all  my 
pai)ei'8  of  any  consequence  to  me.  We  fired  two  guns  at 
him ;  he  received  two  balls  through  his  body  but  it  did  not 
prevent  him  from  sitting  the  saddle ;  and  make  his  escape. 
I  took  the  other  man,  and  caused  him  to  take  me  to  the 
man's  plantation ;  when  I  took  his  wife,  and  three  negro 
boys,  and  eight  head  of  horsea  I  kept  Iub  wife  for  three 
days  in  the  woods  ;  and  sent  the  man  to  see,  if  he  would  de- 
liver up  my  mare,  and  property,  containing  my  papers ;  for 
which  he  wrote  rae  the  tbllowing  insolent  letter. 

SiE,  Co^o  Fanning,  I  hope  that  you  do  not  blame  me  for 
what  I  did.  Hoping  you  will  have  menjy  on  me,  as  I  am 
wounded,  and  let  my  wife  come  to  me.     Your  mare  shall  be 


■-'/jiitmmm!ssmiis'immmmamsmsBim^mmii6mt  -^ 


mauaKsataiiSMiaia^M 


•     • 


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L  «50  ] 

returned  to  you  without  fail.  Your  umre  I  don't  crave,  and 
I  nope  you  dont  covet  mine.  I  h'ig  that  you  will  have  pity 
on  my  wife  and  children.  Tli  negroes  and  horses  I  am 
williufj  you  shall  keep  until  you  .ret  your  mare  I  have  b^M 
to  a  Doctor.  But  the  mare  will  be  back  to  night.  No 
more,  but  you  may  depend  on  wry  word 

Andkkw  Huntkr. 

1  also  received  the  following  i  tter  from  Edw'd  Williams, 
on  the  subject  of  the  Mare. 

Sir,  Tliese  few  lines  conies,  t-  let  you  know  that  I  have 
this  day  seen  Mr.  Hunter;  he  i.;  badly  wounded  and  desires 
you  would  let  his  wife  come  ro  him  immediately :  As  to  the 
rest  of  his  property,  you  are  %velcou»e  to  kee]),  until  such 
time's  you  get  your  mare  returned,  which  will  be  as  soon  as 
possible,  as  she  has  gone  at  thi  thne  after  the  Doctor.  But 
she  shall  bo  returned  to  you,  vith  all  sjieed,  as  soon  as  she 
returns.     Mr.  Hunter  also  is  vtry  ill. 

I  am  )  our  ob't  humble  servant 
CoVo  David  Fannlny  Edward  Williams 

On  the  7th  of  May,  finding  I  could  see  no  opport\inity  of 
getting  my  mare,  notwithstanding  she  was  one  of  my  princi- 
pal creatures,  and  a  mare  I  set  great  store  by,  and  gave  One 
Hundred  and  ten  guineas  for  her.  I  was  obliged  to  let  loose 
all  his  horses,  except  one,  as  they  was  of  no  account  to  me. 
in  the  situation  I  was  in;  the  negroes  I  kej)t ;  I  then  pro- 
ceeded to  a  Major  Garner's  truce  land  in  Pedee  in  South 
Carolina,  where  I  had  made  a  truce  with  the  Rebels,  some 
time  before;  and  I  continiied  thereuntil  June,  when  I  left  my 
wife,  horses,  and  negroes ;  as  I  wrs  entirely  a  stmnger  to  the 
situation  of  the  country  and  roads,  I  was  obliged  to  procure 
a  pilot  to  proceed  to  Charletcown  ;  I  could  not  get  one  for 
less  than  20  guineas.  After  my  departure  I  fell  in  with  the 
rebel  dragoons  commanded  by  Colo.  Bailie,  from  Virginia. 


1 


uiitiiiiii  Hill  I  iijiw  II  'i'iniiiWiirn"n  ' 


,SS,Mm>t»^t^it^srfM»ivm!&mf\r':'-  ^-m^v^xa:^ 


[  ^'l  ] 

I  was  wjtii  them  for  a!)i>iJt  an  hour ;  mid  informed  thorn  thiit 
we  were  some  of  the  rebel  imrty  then  on  our  way  to  General 
Marion's  liead  quarters.  Thev  never  discovered  otherwise ; 
it  l>eing  in  tiie  dusk  of  the  evening.  We  fell  into  the  rear, 
and  went  into  the  woods  and  struck  our  camp,  and  promised 
them  we  woidd  see  them  next  morniiifi;.  However  we  jtro- 
ceeded  on  that  nijjjht,  and  arrived  at  Herald's  point  on  tho 
17th  of  June,  and  I  inmiediately  procured  a  passage  to 
Charlestown,  when  I  immediately  a[)plied  for  a  flag ;  to  send 
after  Mrs.  Fanning  and  property.  The  flag  had  left  Charles- 
town  two  days,  when  she  came  in,  as  Maj.  Gainey,  had  aj)- 
jilied  to  General  Marion,  for  a  pass  for  her,  to  proceed  to 
Charlestown ;  He  would  not  let  her  have  any  of  onr  prop- 
erty, not  even  a  negro  to  wait  on  her. 

Soon  after  the  Loyalists,  that  had  got  to  Charlestown  from 
different  parts  (tf  the  world  hearing  that  the  Southern  Colo- 
nies were  to  be  evacuated  by  the  British  forces,  called  a 
meeting  to  point  out  some  measures  to  try  to  hold  some  foot- 
hold in  the  countr}',  until  we  had  got  some  part  payment  for 
our  property  which  we  were  obliged  to  leave  if  we  ever  letl 
the  country.  Hand  bills  were  printed  and  stuck  up  through- 
oiit  the  town  for  the  Loyalists  to  choose  their  rej>resentatives 
to  represent  our  situation  and  the  desire  we  had  t(j  suppoi't 
ourselves  and  j)roperty.  It  was  proposed  that  25  Gentlemen 
should  be  choosen  a  committee  for  that  purpose.  The  day 
was  appointed  to  take  the  vote.  I  Tas  choosen  amongst 
others  ;  and  drew  up  a  petition  and  sent  to  Sir  (iuy  Carletou 
Conmiander  in  Chief;'"  praying  the  liberty  of  keeping  the 
town  and  artillery,  as  they  then  stood  on  the  works ;  and 
despatched  two  gentlemen  off  with  our  petition  ;  Our  request 
was  not  granted,  I  have  hereunto  set  forth  the  names  of 
the  gentlemen  representatives ; 

Col'o  Ballingall,"  Jas  Johnston  Esq, 

Robert  Williams  Esq,"  Lt  Col'o  Dupont, 


mfi  „,..^„ 


■  t 


02    1 


CoVo  Robt  Wni  Powell, 
John  Gaillianl  Esq," 
John  liorte 

Miij  Win.  Greenwood," 
Maj  Gttbriol  Capers," 
Lt  CoVo  Thos  Inglia, 
John  Ilopton  Esq," 
Robt  Johnston,  Esq, 
John  Chanqmiss, 
Andrew  Millar  Es(j," 
Col'o  David  Fanning, 


CttFo  (iray, 

Col  Casselrt, 

Col  Pearson, 

Col  Philips, 

Col'o  Hamilton, 

\Vm  Carson," 

Dr  Wm  Charles  "Wells, 

Col.  Thomas  Edgehill, 

Col  Sam'l  Bryan, 
Doct.  Baron. 


I  continued  in  Charlestown  until  the  5th  of  Sept.  and  my 
horses  hanng  got  recruited,  and  one  of  my  negroes  havuig 
made  his  wav  go..d  through  the  country,  came  down  to  me  ; 
I  then  set  out  for  the  country  again,  on  account  of  my  mis- 
fortune of  losing  my  Mare,  which  was  of  great  value  to  me. 
I  went  up  to   the  settlement  again,  to  the  man  I  sent  to 
Hunter  before ;  and,  he  informed  me,  that  Hunter  refused 
live  negroes  for  the  mare,  and  would  not  return  her.    He 
aUo  went  to  where,  I  left  one  of  the  negroes  and  took  hirfi 
and  sent  him  over  the  mountains  to  keep  him  out  of  my 
way      I   continued  in  the  settlement  until  the  22d  of  the 
month,  trying  to  get  her  but  was  disappointed  in  my  hopes. 
Knowing  that  Charlestown   was  to  be  evacuated,   1  was 
obliged  to  return ;  and  as  I  was  on  ray  way,  I  understood 
mv  mare  was   at   a  certain   place,   about   125  miles  frona 
Charlestown  ;  being  about  half  the  distance  from  where,  I 
then  was,  toward  Charlestown.     I  instantly  persued,  on  my 
iourney  to  the  place,  I  heard  she  was ;  and  my  riding  horse 
was  so  particularly  known,  I  sent  a  man  up  to  tne  house  and 
he  was  known ;  they  directed  us,  the  wrong  way,  and  imme- 
diately  sent  word  to  where  my  mare  was :  I  found  out,  we 
was  wrong;  and  took  through  the  woods,  and  to  a  house 
within  a  half  a  mile,  where  they  had  word  of  my  coming 


w 


i' 


Wells, 
gehill, 


.  and  my 
w  having 
n  to  tne ; 
'  my  mis- 
lue  to  me. 

I  sent  to 
er  refused 

her.    He 

took  hiifl 
)ut  of  my 
!2d  of  the 
my  hopes, 
ed,  I  was 
mderstood 
niles  from 
1  where,  I 
ed,  on  my 
ding  horse 

house  and 
and  imme- 
id  out,  we 
to  a  house 
riy  coming 


and  was  niukitig  n-atly  to  gd  to  tlieir  aH8irttani*().  On  seeing 
Urt  come  up,  he  immodiutely  letl  hi^t  hor^e,  and  was  ruiniing 
off  through  a  field;  ite  turned  round  and  presented  his  piece 
and  snapped;  hut  she  missed  fire  ;  With  this,  I  <»nlered  one 
of  my  men,  to  fire  at  him,  who  sliot  him  throMgh  the  i")dy, 
and  dispatched  his  presenile  from  this  worhl.  The  other  two 
men  that  was  at  the  house,  did  not  run  ;  and  informed  me 
that  they  had  received  word  of  my  coming  a  half  an  hour 
before  I  arrived  ;  and  also  that  there  were  men  lying  in  am- 
bush ieady  to  attack  me.  Witii  this,  as  the  man  who  had 
my  mare  had  gone  off  with  her,  and  having  only  two  men 
and  my  negro  that  set  out  with  me  from  Charlestown,  also 
two  little  negroes  that  I  had  for  my  mare,  I  thought  it  was 
my  best  way  to  proceed  to  Charlestown ;  and  on  the  28th 
Sept.  I  arrived  at  Charlestowi.,  where  the  shipping  was 
ready  for  me  to  embark  for  St.  Augustine. 


East  Florida 
We  whose  names  are  hereunto  subscribed  d(»  hereby  certify, 
that  Col'o  David  Fanning,  late  of  the  Province  of  No.  Ca., 
acted  in  the  station  of  ('ol'o  of  Militia  of  that  Province,  and 
was  of  the  greatest  service  to  his  Majesty,  in  suppressing  the 
rebels  during  the  late  rebellion  in  North  America  ;  that  he 
is  worthy  of  every  loyal  subject ;  both  for  his  valour,  and 
good  conduct ;-— that  after  he  with  his  men  took  the  town  of 
Hillsborough,  dispersed  the  rebel  council,  and  took  a  great 
number  of  prisoners,  wa^  on  that  day  wounded  in  the  left 
arm — that  finding  the  town  of  Wilmington  evacuated  by  the 
British  troops,  and  his  wound  not  yet  well,  he  for  the  safety 
of  his  people  divided  them,  into  small  parties,  and  c-ontinued 
a  long  time  in  the  back  woods— that  after  many  skirmishes 
in  No.  Ca.  in  the  month  of  June  1782  he  with  the  utmost 
difficulty  made  his  w^ay  through  t  mny  interruptions  of  the 
enemy,  to  the  province  of  South  Carolina ;  where  his  Majes- 
12 


X 


I  «^  1 

tvV  troop,  tlien  lay;  «n.l  that  hew.*  .»hliKcd  to  leave  th» 
province,  where  he  lived  and  l.U  pro|H5rtv,  whu-h  we  «r« 
infor.  .«.l  wa«  conHiclorablo ;  and,  that,  he  i«  now  t.out  the 
meaurt  of  -ubMstence,  having  lost  hi.  all,  for  and  on  account  of 
hi.  Hervice*  and  atta.h.nont  to  hi.  Maje-tyV  person  and  f?ov. 


crnrnent. 

at.  Augustine 

20th  Sept  1 788 


John  Hamilton, 
Lt  Corn  Cowj  li.  N.  C.  liefft. 
John  Leoktt,  Capt 

li.  X  a  liegt 
Alx.  Campbell,  Cnpt 

S.  C.  lieift. 
Gko.  Dawkins  C(ipf.  S.  C.  B>(jt. 
Daniel  McNeil  Cnpf  li 

Moses  Whitlev  Lt.  S.  C  lityt. 


I 


(I? 


Schednd  of  the  property  of  Col'o  Davul  Fanning  late  residen 
of  the  province  of  No.  Ca.  hut  now  of  the  province  ot  Las 
Florida,  lost  to  him  on  account  of  his  Zeal  and  Attachment 
to  the  British  G(»vernment  and  never  received  any  part  or 
parcel  thereof  or  any  restoration  of  the  same,  viz ; 

550  acres  of  Land  in  Amelia  County  in  the  Pro- 
vince of  Virginia  with  a  dwelling  House  anu 
other  necessary  buildings,  a  large  apple  and 
Peach  Orchard,  and  large  enclosed  improvements 

550  acres  of  laud  near  said  plantation  heir  to  the 
estate  of  my  father  and  some  unproveiuent  with  a 
dwelling  House 

3  Saddle  Horses 

12  plantation  Horses,  three  unbroke 

2  negro  Slaves        -        -        -        "        ' 

Debts,  notes,  bonds  «&c  -        "^        •       *       * 


£.  S. 
687.10 


412.00 
.   41.00 
96.00 
-  100. 
.__   289. 
£  1625.10 


eave  the 

(lout  flio 
<o»int  of 
and  JC"V- 

Refit. 


\  R>'Qt. 

Rxft 
^Rcyt. 


e  resident 
?.e  of  East 
;tachinent 
ly  part  or 


£.   S. 
687.10 


-  412.00 

-  41.00 
.       96.00 

-  100. 

-  289. 

£  1625.10 


t>  -^mn 


»*i.  js--- 


' 


IVnwnai.v  uinniired  Itffttn*  iiif,  ,,ti«  of  iiiit  MujfHtyV  .hn- 
tice*  of  the  i'eacc  St  Auguhtine  I'rnviiioc  of  Eiwt  Florida, 
Lieutenant  Cliarlc  Kobernon;  Niell  Mrlnnis;  and  Philip 
Wifiiinpiiiit ;  Refugees,  «.f  Kaid  Ea.-t  Florida;  who  iH-ing 
called  upon  by  the  withit  mentioned  Col'o  Davi.l  Fanning, 
to  value  the  within  nientioiu'd  [)rop(!rty,  wlxt  being  didy 
Rworne;  and  makcth  oath  upon  the  llcply  Evangelif^tH  of 
Almighty  (rod;  that  the  within  menti  .ned  iroperty,  arc 
well  worth  the  HiimH  aflixed  to  each  article,  aw  near  the  value 
ai)  possible,  if  th((  name  wart  to  be  sold,  to  their  own  knowl- 
edge and  the  best  information  they  ( ould  get. 

ChARLKH    TlonKBSON 

S\rome  at  St.  Aiigustino  Kkil  M<I.nnw 

this  26  Nov.  17H3  before  mo  Pnrup  Wuisuni'UNT 

John  Mills.  J.  P. 

I  took  my  passage  and  landed  in  New  Brunswick  on  23d 
Sept  17H4,  and  went  to  Halifax  to  his  Excellency,  the  Ciov- 
ernor  Carlton  to  know  how  1  should  get  land,  but  he  had  not 
arrived,  so  returned  on  the  7th  Xov'r  and  in  August  I  re- 
ceived the  following  letter  from  Cid'o  .K)hn  Hamilton  in 
answer  to  mine  in  regard  to  my  claim. 

Dk.vb  Sib, 

I  received  yours  of  the  9th  Feb  17S5  a  few  days  ago  and 
notice  the  contents.  I  am  sorry  to  inform  you  that  your 
claims  are  not  yet  given  in,  but  I  expect  the  offiee  for  re- 
ceiving Claims  will  be  opened  again  by  act  of  Parliament 
this  session;  when  you  may  depend  proper  care  shall  be 
taken  of  yours.  I  am  sorry  to  hear  of  your  losses.  I  hope 
you  are  now  agreeably  settled,  and  making  something  for 
your  family.  I  think  if  you  can  leave  your  business  in 
proper  hands,  a  trip  to  this  country  would  be  of  service  to 
you ;  tho'  I  don't  think  you  would  get  half  pay.  The  Gov- 
ernment would  settle  an  annuity  on  you  for  life;  which  can- 
not be  done  without  your  coming  here. 

If  you  come  you  may  depend  on  all  my  interest  in  your 


'*:; 


1 


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[  GO  J 

favour,  »u(l  I  vHiinot  Ih«I|»  thinkinj?  it  worth  >'»'"■  wliilo  to 
cjoiiH;  horn*'.  I  «'»  <l«rt'"  ^i''  y""" 

London  liuml.U' wrvt 

Miiy  lOlh  1785  John  IIamii.ton. 

In  a  «hort  time  after  I  hoard  thut  there  wbh  iinothor  ft«'t  of 
Parlittiiuiiit  piw^ed  to  reoeivo  Claimi*  for  \^wM'<^  and  wrvii-es 
alrto  that  till!  C(tnrjnii«>*ionerH  had  arrived  at  Halifax.  On  the 
2()th  March,  I  Hct  out  for  Halifax,  and  prtv^ented  a  copy  of 
my  clttini,  ««  foHowu; 

T(»  tlie  Honotirahle  ComrninHioniTrt  appointed  hy  act  of 
Parliament,  fiirther  to  ciiquire  into  the  hwrtes  and  serviceH  of 
the  Aineriean  Loyalists, 

The  Jkleniorial  of  David  Fanning,  late  Col'o  of  the  North 
Carolina  Militia,  Innnld.v  4ieweth;  That  your  Memorialist  in 
a   Loyalist  fronj  North   Carolina;    who  unii'orndy  and  re- 
ligiously u<lhered  to  his  duty  and  loyiilty  to  the  bust  of  Sove- 
reigns ;  for  which  ho  suffered  persecuti»»n,  and  many  other 
inconveniences— that  your  Memorialise,  hy  a  warrant  from 
Major  Craigg  of  the  82d  Reg't  then  ijommanding  at  Wil- 
mington was  placed  at  tiie  head  of  the  Militia  of  that  pro- 
vince—that, your  memorialist  during  the  late  war,  did  com- 
mand from  one  to  nine  hundred  and  fifty  men ;  with  whom 
he  was  engaged  in  six  and  thirty  skirmishes  in  North  Caro- 
lina, and  four  in  South  Carolina ;  all  of  which  were  of  his 
own  planning  and  in  which  he  had  the  honour  to  command 
—that  your  Memorialist  killed  many  of  the  Rebels— and 
took  many  of  them  prisoners.      Among  the  latter,  were, 
Governor  Burke,  his  council,  and  jnany  Ofiicers  of  distinction 
in  the  Rebel  army— that  your  Memorialist  was  during  that 
time,  twice  wounded,  and  fourteeti  times  taken   prisoner: 
That,  on  the  conclusion  of  peace,  your  Memorialist  settled 
two  hundred  and  fifty  souls  in   East  Fhjrida;   and  having 
took  refuge  in  several  parts  of  his  Maje^y's  remaining  posses- 
sions  in  America,  finally  settled  in  the  province  of  New 


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Brnnswic'k  where  lie  now  in,  in  j^reat  distress,  with  In's  tainih-. 
That  your  Meniorialiiit,  in  conseciiieucu  of  his  said  loyalty,  to 
his  Sovercifjii;  the  many  services  rendered  him;  and  attach- 
ment to  the  British  Government,  had  his  proiterty,  real  and 
personal,  seized,  confiscated,  and  sold  by  rebel  authority — 
Your  Memorialist  therefore  prays  that  his  case  may  be  taken 
into  consideration ;  in  order  that  he  may  be  enabled  under 
your  rejjort  to  receive  such  aid  or  relief,  as  his  case  may  be 
found  to  deserve. 

St.  John  March  1st  1780  David  Fanning 

When  I  presented  my  claim  to  Peter  Hunter  Secretary  to 
the  Commission  ITS ;  he  gave  me  no  kind  of  satisfaction,  and 
on  my  askinj;  him  if  I  could  C(»me  under  an  examination,  he 
told  me  to  be  gone,  he  did  not  think  the  Connnissioners 
V  oidd  receive  my  claim.  When  I  found,  I  could  get  no 
hearing  at  Halifax,  at  that  time,  I  returned  home  with  a  full 
resolution  never  to  trouble  myself  any  more.  At  the  time  of 
being  in  Halifax  I  met  my  old  friend,  Cap't  Joiin  Leg- 
gett,  of  the  Royal  North  Carolina  Kegiuicnt,  who  said  he 
would  speak  to  the  Commissioners  in  my  favour.  He  also 
gave  me  a  copy  of  the  following  letter  from  Lieut  Col'o  Arch 
McKay. — 

LONDO.V  X(W  Vytll  1785. 

Dkar  Cafiain 

Ever  mindful  of  your  good  will  and  the  kindness  you 
showed  unto  me  since  I  had  the  pleasure  of  being  acquainted, 
with  you  induces  me  to  write  yctu  a  few  lines  at  present  in- 
formitig  you  of  my  success  since  I  came  to  England,  knowing 
you  would  be  glad  to  hear  of  the  provision  made  for  me. 
When  I  came  to  England,  I  got  a  liearing  by  the  Commis- 
sioners of  American  claims,  and  they  granted  me  Thirty 
pounds,  yearly  for  temporary  subsistence.  I,  then,  laid  a 
memorial  to  Sir  George  Young,  for  Captains  half  pay  ;  but  I 
must  confess  I  thought  my  chances  for  that  bad  enough,  as 


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I  WHH  not  acquainted  with  any  of  the  GeneralH  who  eom- 
nmnded  in  America;  but  Hinco  it  w.ih  only  aniuHcmcnt  to 
try,  I  pot  a  certificate  from  CoFo  (Jrai{,%  and  ar  >ther  from 
Col'o  Hamilton  ;  and  laid  tlicm  in  witli  the  memorial,  it  was 
with  a  good  many  others,  a  long  time  from  OtHce  to  Ottice ; 
at  length  thoy  allowed  me  Seventy  pounds  sterling,  yearly, 
for  life  for  my  services  in  America,  exclurtive  of  the  Thirty 
])ound9.  Upon  the  whole  I  do  not  repent  coming  to  Lon- 
don, as  things  have  turned  out. 

I  wrote  to  Cap't  McNeil  this  morning,  not  thinking  I 
should  have  time  to  write  to  you,  before  the  Ship  sailed; 
and  I  had  not  time  to  write  to  him  so  fully,  as  I  could  wish ; 
but  I  will  mind  better  next  time. 

I  intend  to  spend  next  summer  in  Scotland,  if  every  thing 
turns  out  hero  to  my  expectation.  I  would  be  glad  to  get  a 
long  letter  from  you  concerning  your  new  settlements.  You 
will  please  to  write  to  me,  under  cover  to  Messrs.  John  and 
Hector  McKay,  No.  5.  Crown  Court,  Westminster ;  and  if  I 
am  in  Britain  I  shall  be  sure  to  get  any  letter  that  may  come 
for  me.  After  my  jaunt  to  Scotland  1  hope  to  do  myself  the 
honour  to  call  and  see  you  on  my  way  to  New  Providence, 
where  Alex'r  and  Malcom  McKays  are  gone.    I  am  Sir,  with 

due  respect 

j^  Your  sincere  friend  &  humble  serv  t . 

Caj>t  John  LeyetL  Ahcuibald  McK^y" 

I  returned  home  and  continued  until  the  27th  June  1787, 
when  I  was  entering  the  suburbs  of  the  city  of  St  John,  I 
accidently  met  Ensign  Henry  Ni&s,  with  a  letter,  from  the 
commissioners,  desiring  me  to  attend  immediately  for  an  ex- 
amination. I  still  retained  my  opinion ;  but  on  informing 
Col'o  Joseph  Robinson  ho  prevailed  with  me,  after  a  long 
persuasion,  to  call  and  see  the  Commissioners ;  whi(!h  I  did ; 
in  company  with  Col'o  Robinson :  I  was  treated  with  every 
civility  and  all  attention  paid  to  me.  After  my  examination 
they  gave  me  the  following  certificate. 


J^L 


-IrfMiai^MiMHTl- 11  '    nil 


iIh  who  cotn- 
inuHCinont  to 
ar  '>ther  from 
inorial,  it  was 
tice  to  Ottice ; 
jrling,  yearly, 
of  the  Tliirty 
luing  to  Lon- 

)t  thinking  I 

Sliip  sailed; 

I  could  wish ; 

if  every  thing 
J  glad  to  get  a 
ements.  You 
srs.  John  and 
ster ;  and  if  I 
:hat  may  come 
do  inysself  the 
w  Providence, 
I  am  Sir,  with 

nble  serv't 
LD  McKay" 

rth  June  1787, 
■  of  St  John,  I 
3tter,  from  the 
itely  for  an  ex- 
on  informing 
3,  after  a  long 
;  whi(!h  I  did ; 
ted  with  every 
ly  examination 


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'•OkKICKOF  AmkKICAN  ('l,AIM« 

St  Jo/ui  2f/ Ft'n/ \7H7. 
"We  do  hereby  certify  that,  David  Fanniuir  liaw  niidergonc 
an  examination  on  (»afh  before  u\  an  an  Amcrlr-an  sufferer 
from  No.  (Ja.  We  are  satirttied  by  hir*  own  accn  't,  and  by 
the  evidence  he  has  produced,  that  hid  exertions  ,m  HUpport 
of  the  Britirth  Ooveniment,  as  Col'o  of  the  (!hatliani,  and 
Randolph  County  Militia,  during  the  late  trouble?*,  in  Amer- 
ica, have  been  very  great  and  exem])larv ; — that  he  has  itecn 
severely  wounded  in  several  engagements  and  has  in  other 
respects  been  a  great  suft'erer;  though  fnun  particular 
reasons,  it  will  not  be  in  our  power  to  make  him  any  consid- 
erable allowance  in  our  report.  We  therefore  recommend 
him  -■  a  proper  person  to  be  put  on  the  half  pay  list  as  C&\y- 
tain,  and  to  have  an   annual  allowance  from  Government 

equal  to  that  half  pay. 

Thomas  Dundass 

J.  Pembekton 

After  this  I  received  a  letter  from  my  Agent  and  found  I 
had  lost  property  to  the  amount  of  £lCt2i>.  SlO.  accord- 
ing to  an  appraisment  of  three  men  acquainted  with  the 
property.  But,  as  it  was  not  like  a  coat  taken  out  of  my 
hand,  or  gold  taken  out  of  my  pocket,  I  could  not  get  any 
thing  for  my  losses,  although  I  did  not  give  in  nothing  like 
the  amount  of  my  losses.  I  lost  24  horses ;  and  only  repr)rted 
15 ;  one  of  which  cost  more  than  all  I  ever  got  from  the 
Government ;  an  olx  head  of  cattle,  £289  for  property  sold 
at  the  commencement  of  the  war,  and  the  Land  which  I  was 
heir  to  and  for  which  I  refused  many  times  £3000  Virginia 
currency.  But  because  I  turned  out  in  the  service  of  my 
King  and  country  in  the  20th  year  of  my  age,  and  my  exer- 
tions were  very  exemplar}',  I  have  lost  my  all,  for  and 
account  of  my  attachment  to  the  British  Crown — only  Sixty 
pounds  received  which  would  not  pay  the  expenses  I  have 
been  at  to  obtain  it. 


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I  can  prove  what  I  luive  here  wrote  to  he  tact^*,  and  the 
world  will  he  able  to  judge  after  reading  tliis  narrative ;  and 
observe  thi?  Act  of  oblivion  passed  in  N.  Carolina  in  the 
year  1783  tvhich  is  hereunto  annexed — which  is  enlarged  and 
improved  in  the  London  Magazine  which  will  be  found  on 
page  607.  vol.  1.  from  July  1.  to  Pec  1.  i783. 

Tlie  act  of  Pardon  and  Oblivion  ia  there  qiioted,  passed  17th 
May  1783  signed  by  Rich'd  Caswell 

Speaker  of  Senate 
E  Staeke 

Speaker  of  Commons 

the  proviso  to  the  first  section  declares  that  "Nothing  therein 
contained  shall  extend  pardon  to  Peter  Mallett,  David  Fan- 
ning and  Samuel  Andrews — or  any  person  guilty  ol'  delib- 
erate and  willful  murder ;  robbery ;  rape ;  house  breaking  or 
any  of  them," 

This  narrative  concludes — "  Many  people  is  fools  enough 
to  think,  because  our  three  names  is  particular  put  in  this 
Act,  that  we  are  all  guilty  of  the  crimes  set  forth. — But  I 
defy  the  world  to  charge  me  with  rape,  or  anything  more, 
than  I  have  set  forth  in  this  Journal. 

All  his  Majesty  V.  subjects  or  others  that  wishes  to  know 
the  truth  of  any  tb  further  than  I  have  set  forth,  let  them 
make  enquiry  of  those  gentlemen  whose  names  I  have  struck 
in ;  examine  the  letters  of  the  Rebels,  and  the  recommend.-v- 
tions  of  the  Officers  who  have  been  acquainted  with  ine  in 
person  and  with  my  services  in  the  time  of  the  late  war. 

Although  I  have  been  exhibited  from  receiving  any  bene- 
fits trom  the  laws  of  the  State,  all  that  I  desire  is  to  have  the 
liberty  of  commanding  30000  men  in  favour  of  the  British 
government.  I  flatter  myself  that  there  would  be  no  doubt 
of  my  putting  many  of  them  to  swing  by  the  neck,  for  their 
honesty,  as  John  White  did,  after  stealing  150  horses  in 
North  Carolina. 


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VELL 

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of  Commons 

othing  therein 
;t,  David  Fan- 
uilty  of  delib- 
ae  breaking  or 

,  fools  enough 

lar  put  in  this 

forth.— But  I 

nything  more, 

Irishes  to  know 
forth,  let  them 

I I  have  struck 
I  recommenda- 
id  with  me  in 
I  late  war. 

ing  any  bene- 
is  to  have  the 
of  the  British 
Id  be  no  doubt 
neck,  for  their 
150  horses  in 


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NOTES. 


NoTK  1.    Paob  1. 

Fi.EAcnALL  TnoM  A8,  Rhoiild  bo  Fletchall,  as  It  In  on  pa^e  3.  He  was  a  Colonel, 
and  at  the  huad  of  a  considerable  force  of  Loyalists  In  South  Cnrulliia  during  the 
dlWc-ultlus  with  the  Cunnh<);hams,  In  1775;  and  signed  the  truce  or  treaty  which 
was  agreed  upon  bctwcn  the  Whiprs  and  their  opponents.  ARcr  the  surrender 
of  Charleston,  he  was  In  commission  under  the  crown.  In  1783  his  estate  was 
conllscatcd.  He  appears  to  have  been  a  person  of  much  consideration  in  South 
Carolina,  prevloue  to  the  Revolution ;  and  to  have  been  regarded  as  of  rather 
doubtful  or  undecided  politics,  though  the  Whigs  nmdi!  him  a  member  of  an  Im- 
portant standing  committee,  raised  with  the  design  of  carrying  out  the  views  of 
tuo  Continental  Congress. 

1  he  following  letter  to  define  his  position  is  published  by  Glbbes : 

Faib  Forest,  Monday,  July  'M,  1775. 
lioNURBD  Sir: 

I  received  yours  dated  the  Uth  ult.,  wherein  I  am  Informed,  that  many  reports 
have  been  maliciously  asserted  against  ine  to  the  Committee  of  this  Province, 
which  I  can  make  appear  to  be  fiUse.  I  received  a  letter  from  Messrs.  John 
Caldwell,  John  and  James  Williams,  who  Is  suld  to  be  committee  men,  dated  the 
4th  of  this  instant,  requesting  me  to  call  my  regiment  toget '  vr  in  order  to  sign  the 
Association  pajier.  Accordingly  on  the  ISth  of  this  instam,  I  did,  in  obedience  to 
those  gcutlemen,  and  went  to  every  Captains  Company  that  was  in  the  regiment, 
when  drown  up,  and  requested  Major  Farry  to  read  the  paper  to  every  company, 
which  accordingly  was  done.  I  dou't  remember  that  one  man  offered  to  sitra 
it,  which  was  out  of  my  power  to  compel  them  too ;  but  that  It  wos  agreed 
amongst  the  people  In  general  to  sign  a  paper  of  their  own  resolutions,  and  that 
application  was  mode  to  Major  Joseph  Kobinsou,  who  was  then  present,  to  draw 
a  paper  of  some  resolves,  which  the  people  in  general  did  sign  unto,  from  Savan- 
nah river  to  Broad  river,  which  consisted  of  my  regiment,  tJolonel  Starke's  regi- 
ment, and  a  part  of  Colonel  Savage's  regiment.  I  must  Inform  you,  sir,  there  is 
some  of  our  highland  gentlemen  ■\i'ho  are  very  aspiring  and  fond  of  commission, 
thinking  to  get  in  favor  with  the  gentlemen  in  town,  will  say  anything  but  the 
truth,  and  when  they  are  as  well  known  In  town  as  they  are  in  the  country,  I 
believe  they  will  be  of  my  opinion.  In  fact  we  never  had  any  representatives, 
not  one  man  In  fifty  ever  gave  any  vote  for  any  such  thing.  You  seem,  sir,  to 
intiraati  to  me  that  I  should  have  Joined,  but  the  thought  of  losing  my  commis- 
sion seem  to  deter  me.    As  for  my  commiselone,  I  care  not  who  has  them ;  a  man 

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that  la  to  ht  Imittrlit  by  a  commlMlon,  It  not  worthy  of  one,  altliouKh  that  In  tliA 
jirlcr  of  many.  I  muat  *ay  thin  in  fcvor  of  myMir,  I  npviT  havp  ronourrrd  In 
thoitf  mattj'in  now  In  hand,  knowing  I  wa*  not  calculated  for  aiich  an  entorprlm- ; 
but  muit  Inform  yon,  «lr,  I  am  hc^irtlly  norry  tl-*t  I  am  iook.d  on  an  an  enemy 
to  my  country.  I  w'.nh  you  may  have  no  ((roater  reanon  to  complain  aipilni<t 
nomc,  that  you  little  auapfct,  than  you  have  a^alnat  me.  But,  In  the  meantime, 
I  muat  Infonn  you,  air,  I  am  rctolved,  and  do  utterly  rcfuae  to  take  up  arnia 
agalnat  my  klnK,  until  I  nnd  It  my  duty  to  do  otherwlie  and  am  (Ully  convinced 
thereof. 

I  am  air  your  bonor'a  moat  obedient  and  honible  acrvant, 

Tiiu.  Flktchaix. 

Hon.  H.  Lavbenr. 

PrcMldent  Council  of  Safety. 

Faik  Fohut,  the  realdence  of  Colonel  Fletchall,  waa  In  Union  diatrlct,  8<mth 
Carolina. 

Kaburn'b  Criik  U  a  branch  of  Ruody  River ;  and  la  In  Lauruua  diatrlct,  8outh 
Carolina. 

"  There  waa  a  very  Rood  jtrfitpeifannff  MInlater  to  call  at  the  dlfl^rent  plarea  to 
preach  and  tmptize  children." 

From  Gibbea  Doc.  HIatory  of  South  Carolina,  we  learn  that  the  Rev.  William 
Tennent  travelled  through  thia  reiflon  In  comimny  -vlth  Hon.  W.  H.  Drayton  at 
the  requrtt  of  tlie  Committee  of  Safety  of  South  Carolina.  The  one  for  the  pur- 
\uMet  aeated  by  FitnnlnK,  the  other  to  rouse  the  |M.-oplc  to  the  cause  of  the 
coUmy.  On  the  81»t  Aug.,  1775,  Mr.  Tetncnt  pntachcd  on  Long  Cane  Creek 
"  at  one  of  Mr.  Harris'  preaching  stands."  This  Journal  says  :  "  After  the  ser- 
mon, spoke  aa  usual  on  the  subject  of  my  mlaslon,  waa  aeconded  by  Mr.  Harris 
and  Mr.  Salvador  to  good  effect,  returned  to  Mr.  Reed's.  The  congregattna  waa 
solemn  and  atfceted.  Mr.  Calhoun  and  other  gentlemen  returned  with  me,  and 
apent  the  evening  on  subject*  fit  for  the  times." 

TennmCt  Journal  in  Gibbet  Doe.  Mi*,  I76i-'7B,  pag»  233. 

Mr.  Tennent  waa  doubtleaa  the  very  good  prti>i>el«aHng  minister  alluded  to  by 
Fanning. 
Mr.  Salvador,  called  In  Fannlng's  Illiterate  way  Sllvedoor. 

Noma.    Paob2. 

O'Nbal  Hbhrt,  of  South  Carolina.  Was  In  commission  under  the  crown  after 
the  surrender  of  Charleston.    His  estate  waa  confiscated. 

NoTB  8.    Paob  a. 

Browm  Thomas,  of  Angnata,  Georvla.  Having  openly  reviled  the  Whigs  at  a 
dinner  party  In  1775,  he  was  arrested,  tried,  and  condemned  to  be  tarred  and 
(feathered,  and  publicly  exposed  In  a  cart,  to  be  drawn  three  miles,  or  until  he 
waa  willing  to  take  an  oath  to  espouse  the  cause  of  the  republicans.  He  chose 
the  latter  only  to  get  off  (Vom  a  part  of  the  punlshmeit,  for  he  soon  Joined  the 
BritUh  army  and  was  made  Lieutenant  Colonel.    After  the  fttU  of  Charieston 


Ithoiiirh  thKt  \»  ttif 
hnvp  conouriTd  In 
iiirli  in  entcrfirtnc ; 
.'d  on  nit  nil  tMU'iiiy 
1  rom|ilaln  airalniil 
I,  In  till-  inptntlmo, 
I!  to  toku  up  urn!* 
ini  (Ully  convtncud 


'HO.  Flrtchall. 


nton  district,  South 

iruu*  dittrlct,  South 

e  dlflfereni  place*  to 

t  tho  Rev.  William 
I.  W.  H.  Drayton  at 
'he  one  for  tho  pur- 

0  the  cause  of  tlio 

1  Lon^  Cane  Creek 
ys  ;  "  After  the  ser- 
)nded  by  Mr.  Harris 
ie  confirrei^ttoa  was 
.unied  with  me,  aud 

1.  llH-'m,  poff*  iisa. 

nister  alluded  to  by 


nder  the  crown  after 


Tiled  tho  Whif^  at  a 
ed  to  be  tarred  and 
'0  miles,  or  until  he 
ubilcans.  He  chose 
'  he  soon  Joined  the 
le  fttll  of  Charleston 


^iSSrn 


iiirnairr  in 


[7;n 


Bniwn  wss  stationsd  at  AmkusU,  and  wlillf  commandant  at  that  place  retaliated 
ii|M)n  th(^  WhlK*.  with  a  ll<rcenc»»  roinmrnsuralc  with  hlo  wrath,  lie  m-nt  out 
(lelachiiicnU  to  bum  tlit;  (iwelllnir*  "f  th«  patriot*  in  hU  vicinity,  and  dls|iat(lifd 
•  luisurivs  ainonff  tho  Indlun*  to  Incite  them  t»  murder  thi-  Inhnbltunts  un  the 
n-ontlvr.  Ills  authority  for  these  aInKllleii  was  n  letter  which  Coniwnllls  had 
sent  to  the  commanden  of  ull  the  British  outposts,  ordurinK  that  all  those  who 
had  "  token  part  In  the  revolt  should  bo  punished  with  the  utmost  riKor  and  also 
that  those  who  would  not  turn  out  should  '  e  Imprisoned,  and  their  whole  prt>p- 
erty  taken  trom  them  or  destroyed."  Every  mllKlanian  who  had  borne  arm* 
In  the  Kind's  service,  and  afterwanlH  Joined  the  Whigs,  was  to  be  "  Immediately 
haiiKcd."  Brown  fullllled  his  order  to  the  letter.  UlUcers,  soldiers  and  eltixens 
were  brought  to  the  place  of  execuilon  without  iMfluK  iDfurmed  why  they  were 
raken  out  of  prison.  The  morning  after  tho  receipt  of  this  letter,  live  victims 
were  Uken  from  the  Jail  by  order  of  Col.  Brown,  all  of  whom  ezpir  d  on  the 
gibbet. 

NOTK  4.     P40B  a. 

CUNNiNOHAtf  RoBRRT,  was  an  Irish  settler  in  the  district  of  Ninety-six.  now 
Abbeville,  where  he  was  commissioned  a  Judge  In  17TO.  He  Incu'red  the  dis- 
pleasure of  the  Whljfs  In  177.5,  when  he  disapproved  of  their  proceedings  In  sus- 
taining the  cause  of  Massachusetts,  and  In  the  adoption  of  the  non-lm|>ortatlou 
act.  In  the  course  of  that  year  he  waa  selced  and  Imprisoned  In  Charleston. 
His  brother,  Patrick,  nss.-mblod  a  body  of  friends  In  order  to  effect  his  release. 
The  Whigs  dispatched  Major  Willkimson  with  a  force  to  prevent  the  accom- 
plishment of  their  object;  but  Cunningham's  party  Iwlng  superior,  he  waa  com- 
pelled to  retreat.  A  truce  or  treaty  waa  Anally  arranged,  and  both  Whigs  and 
Tories  dispersed.  In  July  of  1776,  Robert  Cunningham  was  allowed  his  fK-edom 
without  condition,  and  removed  to  Charleston.  In  1780  he  was  created  a 
Brigadier  Oeneral,  and  placed  in  command  of  a  garrison  in  South  Carolina;  but 
In  1781  was  at  the  head  of  a  force  In  the  fleld,  and  encountered  Sumter.  His 
estate  was  confiscated  in  1783.  After  the  peace  he  petitioned  to  be  allowed  to 
continue  in  South  Carolina.  His  request  wa«  refUsed,  and  he  removed  to 
Nassau,  New  Providence.  The  British  Oovomment  made  him  a  liberal  allow- 
ance for  his  lossea,  and  gave  him  un  annuity.  He  died  in  1813,  aged  sixty-four 
years. 

NoTK  5.     Paok  8. 

RoBiMSON  Joseph.  A  native  of  South  Carolina  who  held  a  royal  commission 
after  the  capitulation  of  Charleaton.    His  esUte  was  conflscated. 

NoTB  6.    Paok  11. 

CcmiiMOHAX  Wiu-iAM,  of  South  Corollna,  waa  known  as  "  Bloody  Bill,"  and 
there  seems  no  little  evideuce  to  show  that  he  deserved  the  appellation.  He 
commanded  a  band  of  Tory  marauders  known  as  the  "Bloody  Scout,"  and  for 
a  while  they  spread  terror  throughout  the  region  which  they  Infested,  embracing 
the  Union  and  SparUnburg  dlstrlcU  and  also  south  of  the  .5:nnorce.  At  the 
commencement  of  the  war  ho  was  inclined  to  be  a  Whig,  accepted  k  mlllfaiy 


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I 


pommlMloii  «nd  .erred  In  the  pam|ml((n  of  177«.  (,'li«nK»nif  M*K  he  b«ctm» 
mi  ortlitT  mid  a  M«)«r  In  llu-  tvnWe  of  th.-  Crown,  mid  wu«  rnifutf.d  In  nmnjf 

d(>4()cr«lo  fxplolU  mid  Imnd  lo  liiind  flitlitn.     'riic  numt  uitlvc  oppi nt  of  tliU 

•conndrtd  wi«  Wllllttui  B*uli«  of  Nlmly  Hlx.  Hi-  forni.d  •  »<oiitlnn  |.«rly  ol 
Whlifi  and  th.-y  noon  l«-i aino  •  terror  to  tli<>  Torlr*.  On  one  (M'<ni.lon  Cunnlnn- 
hmn  »nd  hU  jHirty  plund.n-d  tlir  liou»e  of  B<«I.-'i  mother  dnrln«  liU  «li«enre. 
On  hU  return,  BeHle  went  In  puniult.  ond  (pprouelilntf  CtinnlnKliam,  tlie  Inlt.T 
wheeled,  and  with  u  plutol  ihot  Beule'a  hone  .lead.  On  another  oee»»lon  Ciin- 
nlnKlimn  mid  hU  parly  unrroundid  a  liiiUKe  where  Heale  and  a  WIiIk  wen?  atay- 
Insr.  They  heani  the  approach  of  the  Torlen,  when  ruithInK  to  their  homea  and 
rattling  their  aword*,  Beale  nave  eoniinnnd  aa  If  to  a  troop.  It  wih  dark,  and 
Cunnlnicliatn,  wholiad  thirteen  men  with  lilin,  Hid  In  ureal  haute. 

CunnlnKham'a  property  waa  contlwated  In  17*i,  and  ul  the  eloac  of  the  war  ht 
retreated  to  Florida. 

t'oi.oNr.i,  Mii.L-*,  whoap  name  apix-ara  In  thli  eonneellon,  waa  taken  priaoner  at 
KInK'a  Mountain,  and  waa  one  of  the  twelve  Torlen  executed  after  the  liatlle. 

Coi,o!«Kl,  PicKKNa,  waa  the  father  of  the  late  (iovernor  Andrew  I'lekena,  and 
KrandfatUer  of  ihe  prtsacnt  Oovenior  KraneU  Plckenn  of  «outh  Carolina. 

NoTB  7.     Paok  13. 

Pb  Pbtbter  Awbaham,  of  New  York.  He  waa  Captain  In  the  New  Tork 
voluntecra.  At  the  battle  of  Klnn'a  Mountain  he  waa  aeeond  In  eonimand  and 
Immediately  after  the  tall  of  MiOor  FerKumin  hoUted  a  flair  aa  a  alnnal  of  aurren- 
der.  He  waa  paid  olT  on  the  morning  of  thla  liattle,  and  hi*  life  waa  Kuved  hy  • 
t)ullet  atriklnx  o  doubloon  In  the  pocket  of  Ida  veat.  He  went  to  8t.  John.  N.B., 
•t  the  peace,  and  received  half  pay.  He  waa  treaaurer  of  the  colony  and  a 
Colonel  In  tlie  inllltla.     He  died  about  17UH. 

The  action  at  Musgrove'a  Mill,  on  the  Ennoree  river,  la  thua  mentioned  by 
LoaaluK :  "  On  the  I8th  of  Anffuat,  1780,  Col.  Wllllama  (who  fell  at  Kln({'a 
Mouuiuln  a  few  weeks  after),  with  Colonels  SlicUiy  and  Clark,  attacked  uulte  • 
large  body  of  Britlah,  under  Colonel  Innla  and  Major  Fraaer,  near  Muagrovc'a 
Mill,  upon  the  Knnorce,  iu  the  northeaatern  corner  of  Luurena  district.  Many 
Torlea  were  collected  there,  and  were  Joined  on  the  aeventccnth  by  Innla  ond 
Fraacr.  The  whole  force  waa  about  three  hundred  atronff,  and  were  encamped 
upon  the  aouth  aide  of  the  river,  where  they  commanded  o  bud  rocky  ford.  The 
Americana,  whoae  force  waa  much  leaa,  took  post  on  the  north  aide  upon  aamttll 
creek  which  emptlca  Into  the  Ennoree  Just  below  the  8i>artonburK  line,  about 
two  mllea  above  Muagrovc'a  Mill.  It  waa  ogreed  that  Wllllama  ahould  Iwve  the 
chief  command.  He  drew  up  hla  little  army  lu  ambuah.  In  a  aeinlclrele  within 
a  wood,  and  then  proceeded  to  cutlce  the  enemy  ocroaa  the  river.  For  thla  pur- 
pose he  took  a  few  picked  men,  uppeored  ot  the  ford,  ond  tired  upon  the  enemy. 
The  atratagcm  was  successful.  Innls  Immediately  crossed  the  ford  to  dlsItHlge 
the  'rebels.'  Williams  and  his  party  retreated  hotly  pursued  by  Inn!-*  until 
within  the  area  of  the  patriot  ambuscade,  when  a  single  shot  by  Colonel  Shelby 
gave  the  signal  for  attack.  With  a  loud  shout  the  concealed  Americana  arose, 
and  In  two  ralnntcs  the  Tories  were  coinpletelv  surrounded.  Colonel  Innls  waa 
allghtly  wounded,  but,  with  the  lajrger  part  of  his  regulars,  h«  eaeaped.    M»i<ir 


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■Ide*,  he  t)«eini« 

<'iiKuu<'<l  Ix  ninny 

•  o|)|Hiiirnt  <>1'  tliU 

iicoiitlnif  |«rty  <il 

ix'cniiliin  CiinnlnK- 

irtnx  III"  nlKcncf. 

Inttham,  the  Intti-r 

llirr  iHTiiiiltin  Cun- 

I  WlilK  wiT«  itsy- 

>  llirir  honii'ii  anil 

II  wuit  dark,  ami 

atf. 

•loiC  of  tho  w«r  he 

H  tiiHcn  prlionor  *t 
fttr  tlic  biittU'. 
ilri'w  I'lckiMii*,  Hn<l 
t'arultuii. 


In  the  New  York 

I  In  coniniunil  Hiid 

A  RiKnul  of  surren- 

life  wn*  i«uvi!d  l>y  • 

toHt.  Juhii,  N.B., 

the  I'uluny  and  a 

liu«  mentioned  tiy 
I'ho  fill  at  Klnt('« 
t,  attacked  iiultc  a 
r,  near  Miiagrovc'i 
ns  dUtrict.  Many 
cntb  by  Innii  and 
id  wore  encamped 
il  rocky  ford.  The 
I  side  upon  uBmull 
inbiiri^  line,  about 
na  ihould  Imvc  the 
1  Bemlclrclc  within 
ver.  For  thia  pur- 
1  upon  the  enemy, 
^c  ford  to  dlsltHlKB 
led  by  lunii*  until 
by  Colonel  Shelby 
I  Americana  arose. 
Colonel  InnU  woa 
to  ecoaped.    M^Jor 


Krwiter  wax  killed  with  t'Jittily  flvc  nthcr*.  Culnni'l  Clnry,  thi-  i-oinmiindi'r  of  lint 
mlllliit,  I'Dcupcd,  but  iniiitt  iif  hU  nn'u  wrrcniuih'  prUiMui'*.  Tlif  Anii'rlrmiii  lout 
four  killed  and  eleven  wounded." 

t 

NoTB  ft     Paob  la. 

FRiioraoM  Majon  Pathicr,  wna  n  8eotchmiin,  n  "on  of  tlii'  emlni'tij  Jiirinl, 
Jamea  Fen{ni>on,  and  nephew  ol  I'alrlck  Miirniy  (Lord  K.lllMiiikl.  Mr  entered 
the  army  In  Klundcm  at  the  am:  of  clifhlei'ii  yean*.  Hu  came  to  .\iiierlcu  In  the 
•prlnKof  IT77,  anil  wiin  active  In  the  liutlli;  on  the  Hrandywiiie,  in  Heptemlier  of 
that  year,  lie  wm»  active  on  the  Hiidaon  In  17..,  and  uceonipuntcd  HIr  llenry 
Clinton  to  8i>uth  (.'arolhiu.  He  Invenlcil  an  Improvement  In  rHle*,  whhh  wa* 
UHcd  with  much  clfect.  He  no  dUlluKulfhed  hlmnelf  ut  the  uleKc  of  Churleitton 
In  ITW,  tl.at  he  wu«  |Hirtlenlurly  mentioned  hy  the  comniunderln  chief  He  wim 
on  the  hli{li  road  to  inllllury  funic  when  he  wua  iilaln  ut  KiiiK'a  .Mountain,  7th 
Oct.,  17H(». 

ThU  del'vut  over  the  Koyul  trma  wua  fatal  to  Lord  ConiwallU'  ilrat  hiraalon  of 
North  Carolina.  Kunnlin;,  It  appcam,  wiu  with  MuJ.  Fcr((u»on  on  the  'id  Oct.  on 
FerttuaonV  retreat  from  llillierttown  to  Kini;'*  .Moiinlalii. 

Col,.  VVii.i,UMH,  whimc  name  In  mentioned  In  Note  7,  fell  In  ihla  buttle  He 
wa»  a  native  ofttrunvlllc  county,  N.  Carolina.  He  moved  to  H.  Carolina  In  177:1. 
He  early  eapouHcd  the  patriot  eaiiac.  AHer  the  battle  at  Muii)(rove'»  .Mill  lie 
rttlaed  a  eor|>a  of  cavalry  in  U.  Carolina,  and  returning  to  8.  Carolina,  continu- 
ally hovered  around  FcrKuaon'a  eump  and  wutclilii);  Ii'h  movemcntk.  He  wu« 
near  Major  FcrKUKon,  and  lioth  ottlceni  received  their  death-wound*  ut  the  aume 
Dioment.  He  died  on  the  inorniii;;  after  the  battle,  and  waa  burled  wltliin  two 
mlica  of  the  place  where  he  fell.  Tmditlon  naya  Ida  tlrat  worda  after  reviving  a 
little,  aoon  alter  he  was  ahot,  wen-,  "Forliod'a  auke,  boya,  don't  iiivv  u\>  tlie 
hill !"  He  hud  two  aona,  nunlel  and  •loacpli,  of  tlie  u^ca  of  fourteen  and  al.xtcen, 
In  thia  battle,  and  both  of  them  eaca|H-d  unhurt,  but  were  ufterwarda  murdered 
In  cold  blood  by  a  bundofToriea  under  Robert  Cuuulii|i(ham,  wlio  hadu  |>eraonul 
uonttlct  with  their  father  and  mother  at  the  bcj;innln;;orthe  revolution. 

Note  0.    Paub  14. 

Hla  (ComwaUla)  purauln):  Gen'l  (irceno.  For  on  inten'atinK  account  of  thla 
purault,  see  the  account  In  "  Loaalnt^'a  Ficld-Buok  of  the  Hevolutlou,"  'M  volume, 
puKe  <)U0  to  dm. 

CiiAKLRii,  Eahl  of  CoRNWAi.1.19,  WBi  bom  111  1738.  In  hli  eorly  career  friendly 
to  the  eauae  of  the  colonlata  ;  sent  to  America,  and  was  In  the  buttle  of  Brondy- 
wlne,  1777;  commanded  at  Camden,  8.  0.,  and  defeated  (ien'l  Uutea  In  1780; 
alao  at  Guilford,  N.  C,  and  defeated  Gen'l  Greene  on  l.Mh  March,  17HI.  Sur- 
rendered at  Yorktown  with  oil  hia  army  to  WoahlnKton,  19  Oct.,  17»1.  Governor 
of  Eoat  Indiea  in  1780.  Lord  Lieutenant  of  Ireland  In  17U8.  Uuvernor-Ueuerul 
of  India  lu  1804,  and  died  at  Ghuze|)oorc  1805,  leaving  Issue. 

The  dcatructlon  of  the  Tories  under  Col'o  Pyles  by  Col.  Lee  wo»  eompletc. 
Caruthera,  In  his  Revolutionary  Incidents,  or  Old  North  State  in  1770  (puife  1.51), 
states  tliat  Fanning  was  with  Piles  on  this  occasion.  This  la  au  error.  Fuuulng 
says  hlmaclf  that  "  at  this  time  he  was  at  Deep  River." 


eJigTnmrg^^tijija 


^mmitm 


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NoTi  to.     Pm»  U. 

nritroRii.  Thp  Nttle  of  nnllft)nl  Court  lloiiw  rt<*ulli'il  In  the  dvfml  of  th« 
Amriiran*.  Altlioiitfh  lh<y  liiut  iluiihli'  Iho  niimlnr  of  mi-ii  inmnunilcit  hy 
Ci)nn»«IIU,  jriit  «li«7  wirt-  i'oni|)li'tfl)  r«>ult<l ;  Imt  lh«i  BrttUh  did  not  (rlutiipb 
lin'iilly  <>»«'r  It,  for,  when  th«  new*  niu'lii'd  EiiKland,  Vox  moved  In  t-omiiiittca 
"  Tluit  hit  M^Jmty'n  Mliii»»fr«  ouiflit  Immi'dlatcly  lo  Ukc  every  (MMnlhle  nn«»- 
Urt  for  roncludInK  \H-iu-r  wllli  our  Anxrlran  Colonkii ;"  «nd  In  deinile  ho  dwl»rfd, 
'•  AnotlK-r  »ui  h  vli  t.iry  will  ruin  tim  BriiUb  i»nny,"  Tlio  Iom  of  the  Brttlili  m»». 
In  killed  and  wounded,  over  dx  hundred  ineu,  lN-(ldea  olfleent.  That  of  tli« 
Anierleana  aliout  four  hundred,  and  cljfht  bundn'd  and  My  of  the  Vu.  and  N,  C. 
MllItU  dea«rt»d. 

NoTi  U.    Pao    17. 

Hamilton,  Johw.  A  native  of  Srotlnnd.  Prevloua  lothe  Revolution  he  waa, 
for  aomc  yeara,  a  inerrhant  In  the  town  of  Italtfax,  of  niueh  wealth,  InHuenou  and 
•ajfaelty.  HU  KeKlment  wan  an  lni|H)»tant  |>ortlon  of  ComwalUn'  fonen  In  the 
rHinpaii(n*  of  I7H0  and  17H1 ;  and  It  may  he  well  doutited  whether  any  loyalUt  In 
any  one  of  the  Frovlncea  ivived  the  er«>wn  throuKhout  the  entire  |H'rlod  of  thn 
eonteat  with  ei|ual  at.lllty,  fldellty  and  etfect.  In  imihli  pro|N>rty  waaronHa- 
rated,  lie  waa  for  many  yearn  after  the  Revolution  the  BrltUli  C'onnnl  at  Nor- 
folk, Va.— 1^  l^fcturn  <m  Krii.  Ihtt.  iff  S.  C,  by  Hawk;  Sumin  and  Graham,  pa(/e* 

m,  lia. 

Dl'ulbt,  OriLroRU,  mentioned  by  FannInK  on  pajjo  Ifl,  wai  Iwm  In  n.VJ,  and 
rriilded  at  ilallfax,  where  he  olalma  to  have  awUtud  In  raUbiK,  In  177-t,  the  flrat 
volunteer  coni|(any  orK«nl«ed  In  Amerloa  for  the  oonlllct.  In  177fl  he  ner^'ed  In 
the  ('uni|Nilt(ii  whUb  lermliiated  In  the  battle  of  Moore'a  Creek.  He  waa  In  the 
buttle  of  Cumden,  and  Iwre  from  the  Ucid  the  Kallunt  Col.  Portcrfleld  mortally 
wounded.  lie  fou)(bt  at  Hobklrk'a  Hill,  and  continued  In  the  ■er\'loe  till  the 
autumn  of  17H1.  He  married  a  nieou  of  John  Randolph,  of  Roanoke,  and  bU 
Kon,  Dr.  .1.  B.  Dudley,  puWInbed  a  volume  of  the  lettcra  of  the  ijreat  parliamen- 
tarian. For  IntereatlnK  aut(.<bio){rapblcal  notice*  aee  puiHM  publlabed  In  th« 
Hmt/uirH  IMfrary  Mtmnffrr,  vol.  a,  144,  afti,  281-^70,  by  Cbarlea  Campbell. 


I 


Note  13.    Paob  30. 

TirHNRR  Robert.  Babloe  only  aaya  of  bim,  that  be  waa  of  Uullford  county, 
N.  C,  and  hta  property  waa  conflacated  In  ITTB. 

It  la  no  le«a  true  than  curioua  of  the  Hat  of  namea  preaeutcd  by  Fannlnff  u 
hit  coadjutors  In  bla  dark  and  bloody  aeU,  bow  few  died  natural  death*.  The 
antiquarian  rcaearcbea  ofOov.  Swain,  furnUb  the  following  partlculam  of  their 
history.  Fanning  blro«elf  narrowly  eacaped  the  Kibbet  In  1800,  for  ra|)e  com- 
mitted in  St.  John,  N.  B. 

John  Raink  (Major)  waa  alive  in  1810  in  Tenneiaee,  a  miller  and  very  poor. 

Richard  Edwardh  waa  killed  at  Kirk'a  farm  a  week  b<!fore  the  battle  of  Cane 
Caek. 

Edward  Kdwardb,  hU  brother,  wbo  aucceeded  to  the  command,  waa  killed 
tbe  next  week  at  Lindley'a  MiSla. 


>«■• 


I  th«  dvfiat  of  (be 
■n  riiiDnmnili'it  lijr 
I  (lid  not  Irtumpli 
ivi'd  III  coiiimlttif 
i-ry  (KMiilhlr  ni<«ii' 
ilrlNili'  lie  dctian-d, 
of  tint  Hrltlili  w»», 
•vn.  TImt  of  tli« 
rtb«  ViLiiDd  N.  c. 


icvolutton  he  wm, 
with,  Influcnou  >nd 
lllU'  furrcn  In  thw 
lIut  any  loyalUt  In 
nllro  IKtIimI  of  th" 
ro|M>rty  was  conili- 
•h  CoiiRiil  at  Nor- 
ami  Oraham,  pa(jtt 

I  bom  In  17M,  and 
{,  In  1774,  thti  flnt 
177rt  he  m-m-d  In 
sk.  Hv  win  In  the 
oHcrfleld  mortally 
;hf  it'r\loL'  till  the 
'  Roanoki',  nnd  hl« 
V  gnat  parllami-n- 
I  piibltibcd  In  the 
lit  Ctuipbvll. 


>f  Guilford  county, 

ted  by  FannInK  u 
lural  death*.  The 
inrtlculam  of  their 
800,  for  rape  com- 

ir  and  very  poor. 
I  the  battle  of  Cane 

umand,  waa  killed 


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MieKt>rTii  KiiwAHim,  Tiiomw  Dank.  Tin>«*i.  KinfNilMiR  amiTHoMAa  Rkr. 
r.TT>t  wen'  lonvlct.d  of  innKnii  «l  lllll>li.ir<>  in  .luimary,  UHJ,  mul  tuvuttU. 

JoMM  Hainu,  Hr.  waa  klllnt  nl  l.lmll.y'ii  Mill. 

JoHH  i'Aul.K,  or  t'Mt(U,  haiiKt'tl  ut  J'lc  Ihc. 

Jamrh  Kick  hnnifi'd  ui  mtmc  piiiii'. 

D»vti»  Ja<  KMON  hanirnl  In  thi'  lower  end  of  Kiindol|.li. 

Utri'HitKi  Walkiih  wa«  nhol  In  .\|.ril,  ITHi,  by  t'ol.  (IhoUoii  on  Deep  Rlv.r. 

jAMKa  I-iinhi.By,  MiMUN  Liniu.et.  wi're  ahot  in  thf  inonntnlim. 

Thomam  Hi.aih  wtlled  on  New  Klvir,  built  Iron  work*,  .mil  iHranie  rleh. 

John  McI.aAN  (»ol>er  .lobn),  who  hail  iharifi'  of  Onv'r  Biirke  whin  a  prisoner, 
aellUd  on  the  lower  fap.'  IVar,  near  the  Hlulf  (.imnh,  under  the  proteellon  of 
III*  whiK  fiienil  .lohn  Hnilth 

Ai.KXANiiRH  McKat  died  a  rleh  man  In  the  Weat  Indlea. 

Ckn.  Dambi,  M<  Nrili.  went  to  NovaUcoiM 

t'oi..  Dt  NCAN  Kay  went  to  Nova  Kiotla. 

I'lSTEH  Mam.ktt.  Ill  reifiird  to  thU  gentleman  iwno  la  apeelully  exeepted 
with  Fannlnir  and  Hamiiel  Andn'wa  In  the  act  of  ITWI  of  pardon  and  obllvb)n>, 
hi*  .utobloKraphy  allll  extant,  and  other  e\  .lenee,  « III  »how  that  he  wan  the  vie' 
tlin  of  prijildlee,  arUInK  from  abuae*  In  the  coniml»»-..-;'  de|Hirtinent  to  whleh  ho 
belonged.     He  wus  i\  man  of  liilt'llli;*  nre  and  InteKrIly. 

McDinAl.n  Ah<  II.  Col.  He  ;,  jirolwhly  the  ('oloml  MeDoiivil  who  i|i,.|rid 
FannInK  "  not  to  Isiaert  In  hi*  narmllve  uiiythliiK  of  hia  nervewitt*,  ua  he  intendid 
jjolnn  baek  to  North  Carolina  to  live."  It  belnif  well  known  that  he  went  to 
Nova8«'oll«,  where  he  n-mulned  Hve  or  alx  year»,  then  to  London,  obtained  ii 
penalon,  and  iiaerwanU  nlurned  to  North  Corollno,  where  he  lived  to  a  Kood 
old  axe,  ralaed  a  reapectuble  family,  and  euJo.\>d  the  reputation  of  a  (feneroua, 
warmhearted  man. 

NoTK  1.1.    Paoe  at. 

('aruther»(rlve»o(tn»phle  aerount  of  the  nttnek  by  FunnliiK  on  Col.  Alaton, 
mentioned  by  him  on  pajfe  27,  In  hi*  IntereMhiK  Revolutionary  Ineldents;  und 
the  herole  conduet  of  Aluton'a  wife,  by  whose  aollellutiona  Col,  AlHtoii'a  life  mid 
that  of  Ilia  men  waa  H|Hired.  "The  hoiiiie,  '  aays  Or.  Curuthem,  "  HtiiiuU  now 
Juat  aa  It  did  then,  with  the  exeeptlon  of  aonio  addltlona,  ond  beora  all  the 
mark*  of  war  that  It  bod  when  left  by  Fannlnif."  "  Dr.  Clmlmera  now  Uvea  iu 
the  bouac  whleh  woa  then  oeeupled  liy  Col.  Alaton.  Col.  Alston  lived  only  u 
abort  time  after  the  war,  having  been  killed  by  a  nejrro  whom  he  had  treated 
with  aoverlty  or  provoked  In  aome  way."  "  Dr.  Cbaliner*.  two  or  three  aum- 
mera  ago,  travelled  throuKh  the  State  of  Tenueasie,  und  became  ucnualuted  with 
t!io  aona  of  Col.  Alaton." 

NoTK  14.     Paoe  aO. 

Leooett  John.  Waa  Captain  In  Col.  Hamlltim'rt  Royal  North  Curollim  Keifl- 
inent.  Hia  property  wua  eontUeuted  In  17Ti»,  iind  purehused  by  (Jenerul  HarrliiK- 
ton,  who,  though  he  had  been  Kreatly  Injured  by  him,  tfeneroiwly  eonveyed  tho 
land  to  Leififett'a  wlie  and  dauKhterH.  LeitKett  was  with  Fannlnj^  and  othens  at 
8t.  Au^uatlne  In  1788,  but  nubaequently  rctiUned  to  North  Carolina. 


I 


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NOTB  15.      PAtlE  W. 

MrNEii,  llRCTou.  In  the  Hmt  mllltnry  i'Iortli)n»  alter  the  Koynl  Govprnnicnt 
wiui  lit  an  I'lul,  :ie  reeilvtil  a  comniiHsion  froii>  tlio  Wnljj*.  But  In  1T70  "m-  nii- 
|)i.nri'(l  In  arms  rtt,'ulnst  tlioni,  auil  wa»  tiiktn  prisonor  and  confined  In  jiill ;  siih 
goquontly  licliold  tlic  rank  of  Colonel  on  llie  nldc  of  the  crown,  and  commanded 
the  Seotcli  fortes  u-ider  Fannlnjj,  when  Oen.  Burke  was  tuimired  on  the  l-'th 
(or  according  to  contemporaneous  in-nrdA,  the  13th)  of  September,  17S1.  He  is 
represented  to  have  been  a  man  of  «ood  mond  ehan-.(ter,  and  iis  brave  as  a  lion. 
He  fell  at  the  liead  of  his  command  a  day  or  two  uller  the  capture  of  Hills- 
boro\i);h,  at  the  battle  of  Cane  Creek,  pierced  by  live  or  six  balls. 

MEnANE.  This  family  Is  fctlU  numerous  In  Oranjre,  Caswell,  (iullford,  and 
other  counties  In  North  Carolina;  and  branches  oflt  have  pervaded  and  popu- 
lated the  States  of  Tennessee,  Kentucky,  Indiana,  Arkansas,  Louisiana  and 
Texas.  It  Is  dl8tln^'uUhcd  for  patriotism,  Integrity  and  strong  -■onimon  sense. 
The  common  ancestor  was  Ai.exandek,  wlio  was  a  native  of  Inland,  and  who 
emigrated  to  Pennsylvania  long  l)eforc  cur  revolution,  where  lie  remained  sev- 
oral  years.  He  moved  to  North  Carolina,  and  settled  in  the  Ha*r  ihlds,  In 
Orange  county.  He  was  skillful  and  persevering  in  his  busiuess,  and  acquired 
considerable  weoltli. 

When  the  Ucvolutlon  broke  out,  he,  with  his  Bons,  took  a  decided  stand  for 
liberty,  for  which  the  British  and  Tories  committed  great  depredations  upon  his 
property.  He  was  too  old  himself  for  service,  but  his  sous,  six,  were  all  iu  the 
service  of  the  country. 

I.  William  whs  a  Captain  of  Militiii,  member  of  the  Senate  in  178\  twice 
married,  Ist  to  Miss  Abercrombie,  and  M  to  a  daughter  of  Kov'd  Benjamin 
Rainy  ;  no  issue  by  citlier. 

II.  RoBEKT,  the  person  alluded  to  by  Fanning,  a  Colonel  In  the  Continental 
Armv,  was  with  Gcn'l  Rutherford  in  1770,  in  '  snowy  campaign  '  against  "  tiiu 
Overhill  Cherokeo-,"  remarkable  for  his  atliletlc  and  large  person,  in  many  bat- 
tl.'s  and  skirmishes  with  tlic  British  and  Tories,  and  distinguisl- -d  for  valour  at 
the  battle  of  Cane  Creek,  where  he  attacked  and  defeated  Fanning.  On  his  way 
from  the  Cape  Fear  country,  he  was  killed  by  Henry  lUghtower,  a  noted  Tory 
and  horse-thief.  Dr.  John  A.  Mebaue,  of  Greensboro,  bos  his  sword,  taken  from 
a  British  officer. 

HI.  Alexander,  bom  in  Pennsylvania,  'Hh  Nov.  1744,  active  In  the  cause  of 
liberty.  Commissary  at  Hillsboro,  when  Cornwallls  took  the  town,  aud  narrowly 
escaped  on  foot,  losing  a  valuable  mare,  saddle,  bridle,  hoist  or.-  and  pistols;  mem- 
ber of  the  Convention  or  Congress  that  met  at  Halifax,  Dee.  1776,  to  form  the 
Constitution  of  N.  C,  and  of  the  Convention  at  Hillsboro,  that  rejected  the  Fed- 
eral Constitution.  Member  of  House  of  Commons,  in  1783,  with  some  intermis- 
sions, tin  1791.  Elected  by  tho  Legislature  Brigadier-General.  In  1793,  elected 
a  member  of  Congress,  aud  served  in  Philadelphia.  Re-elected  to  Congress,  but 
died  before  the  session,  5th  July,  1795.  Twice  married,  Ist  Mary  Armstrong,  by 
whom  he  had  twelve  children  (four  sons  and  eigiit  daughteis),  and  2d  Elizabeth 
Kinehen,  bv  whom  he  bad  six  clilldren  (five  sons  and  one  daughter).  Of  thesa 
James  Mebane  late  of  Yancey vllle  (father  of  Giles  Mehane,  Esn.,  now  of  Ala- 
mance), the  first  President  of  the  Dialectic  Society,  who  have  his  portrait  ta  their 


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Koynl  fiovprnment 
But  In  1770  ill-  np- 
iifliiod  111  jiiU  ;  siih- 
VII,  mid  conimaiidi'd 
i|ituri'd  on  the  l^th 
I'lnbir,  1781.  He  la 
il  lis  bnivo  iiH  It  lion. 
Ill'  capture  of  illlls- 

iwtll,  (iiillford,  and 
pervaded  and  popu- 
isnB,  LouUluna  and 
onj{  'common  sense, 
of  Inland,  and  who 
•re  lie  remained  sev- 
tliu  Ha«r  tlcUls,  In 
siuesa,  and  acquired 

a  decided  stand  for 
predatlous  upon  liia 
I,  six,  were  all  iu  tlie 

cnate  in  178i^  twice 
of  Kviv'd  Benjamin 

I  in  tlic  Continental 
l>al{u;n''  against  "  tiie 
lerson,  in  many  bat- 
;ui8l-  '-d  for  valour  at 
iinnlng.  On  his  way 
tower,  a  noted  Tory 
is  sword,  taken  from 

etive  In  the  cause  of 
!  towii,  and  narrowly 
r.-i  and  pistols ;  mem- 
[•e.  1776,  to  form  the 
hat  rejected  the  Fed- 
,  with  some  interinis- 
ral.  In  1793,  elected 
;ted  to  Congress,  but 
Mary  Annstrong,  by 
18),  and  3d  Elizabeth 
daoKhter).  Of  these 
e,  Esa.,  now  of  Ala- 
e  his  portrait  la  their 


hall  at  CliBpel  IIIIl  |.  one.  Wllllnm  .Mebane,  late  of  .Miwon  Hall  (father  of  Dr 
AKvinder  U.  Mcbanc.  la.o  of  Bcrtio  county),  was  another,  and  Dr.  John  A 
Melmne,  now  of  Greensboro,  Is  iinotjicr.  i"iiii  a. 

IV.  JoMN.  late  of  Chatham,  was  u  Captain  In  the  RevoI„ti„„arv  war  in  the 
e.mseof  his  country.     When  Fannin,  took  HilUboro,   he  «as  taken  wt. 

to  Uilni ingto,,;  thence  he  wa.  taken  to  Cliarleston.  lo  „.  conllned'hc  a  L 
oner,  ami  suffered  extremely  from  the  heat,  tilth  and  privation  ' 

Meinb,.r  of  L.'gislaturc  with  intervals  from  1700  to  1811.  .Married  Fli/al.eth 
widow  „,  William  Kinchen,  his  fellowprisoner.     A  son,  John  B  i^L    M^^^^^^^ 

;z  colinty':^"^'"'"'"" '"  '''■'  ""'• "  '""'^"'^■^  '"-'^•"  T"o.nas  iini!'o.  li^.k';:;;: 

wi:;;nf:.ei™.:r;"Siy"'"""  "''''•' '^^•''""""'  '^""'-''  ^'"^'-'  ^^"-.  ^y 

VI.  David,  the  youmjest,  was  not  old  enough  to  do  much  service  in  the  war 
until  near  the  dose.  He  served  two  tours  In  the  militia.  He  reprc.ente  I  Omni 
comity  ,„  the  House  of  Commons  in  18f«..!.and  10;  twice  n  arried    Lt  Mis» 

Tut  Of  M  ''  \'r:, ^'"7^"^  ^"-^^"-  «->•  A-  Mebane.  po'mStei'and  m  r 
chant  of  Mason  Hall,  and  a  large  f„„j.:iy  of  children,  stlU  bear  his  name. 

NoTB  10.    Paob  37. 
FANNfNO  Edwahd,   nonorable,  of  North  Carolina.      Was  a  native  oflonir 
Ishmd,  New  York  son  of  Col.  Phineas  Fanning.    He  was  educated    t  YaetoE 
cge,  and  graduated  with  lioncr  in  r.57.    He  soon  afterwards  went  to  Nort h  C«  o- 
linaand  bc^^an  the  profession  of  a  lawyer  at  Ilillsboron.'h,  then  ca  led  Chilis 

In  17t53  he  was  appointed  (;olo,iel  of  Omnge  county,  and  in  17<J5  was  made  clerk  of 
the  Slip  n„r  Court  at  Hillsborough.  He  also  represented  Onmge  eo  nty  h,  the 
Colonlul  LegU  aturc  In  common  with  other  crown  oftlcers,  he  appeSi  h  " 
exacted  exorbitant  fees  for  legal  services,  and  conscpiently  incurred  the  dl  Uke 
of  tho  people.  Which  was  finally  manifested  by  acts  of  vio  Jice.  Me  acel  a,  cd 
Governor  Tryon  ,„  New  York  In  1771 .«  his  secretary.  Governo  Martii'IsK  J 
the  Legislature  to  indemnify  Colonel  Fanning  for  his  losses  ;  the  rc^  cs  "ta  Ives 

ro;era,''T7  '  "  •"'^"  ''"'  '''''"''''  '""^  "^^"'"^"""S  ^uch  a  petition  imo 
Gen  ral  Howe  gave  Fanning  the  commission  of  Colonel,  and  L  raised  and  cot^^ 
mandeu  a  corps  called  the  King'.  A.n.rU-an  Itcglm.nt  offl^t.  He  was  afterv  ards 
appontedto  the  lucrative  omee  of  Surveyor-General,  which  he  r  atned  u.  ti 
his  fiight.  with  other  Loyalists,  to  Nova  Scotia  in  178:5.  I„  1780  I^e  1  .radl 
Lieutenant-CJovernor  of  Nova  Scotia,  and  in  UiH  he  was  appoinU-d  Governor  1,f 
Prince  hdward's  Island.     He  held  the  latter  office  about  nineteen  yea^a  "ar  oT 

mission  in  1808.  He  died  In  London  in  1818.  He  was  in  no  way  related  to 
Daniel  Fanning,  and  though  a  man  of  more  extensive  attainments  aS  im  oIl" 
address,  had  less  ability  than  his  bold  bad  namesake.  '        *" 

Note  17.    Page  37. 
KiKo's  AMKBICAN8.     This  U  the  body  of  soldien.  alluded  to  in  the  prncedln- 
note.,  the  ••  King's  American  Regiment  of  Foot."  of  Lossing's  FidtBoTiL^d 

*4 


^ 


MiniaMHNiiWIIpSMMtaiHHMMMUni 


u 


|raS-SSi3S=5Tr 


jtiUi'!uiUSJ.jm 


suamsim'u  iw»- 


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hi 


ts  the  "  A»«oclated  RcfiiBoc*.  or  King's  Ainorlcan  Rc-Klmcnt,"  of  Sabine'*  Loy- 
•  .llstn.    Tlio  ■'  letter"  menllonca  In  tlie  text  U  one  of  the  omUslonB  mentioned 
in  the  preface. 

NoTF,  IS.     Pkoe  40. 
Jacksos  Dwin.     Captain  of  n  porps  of  LoyalUts :  wtt»  taken  pri»oncr  by 
Colonel  Caswell  at  Moore's  Creek  In  177tJ. 

Note  10.    Page  49. 
"  Hand  and  akm."    Governor  Martin's  proelaniatlon  of  the  25tli  of  Decem- 
ber preceding  (page  40)  eoucludes,  "Given  under  my  hund  and  seal  o/artm  at 
Halifax."    Fanning,  In  Imitation  of  the  Governor,  either  through  Ignorance  or 
Intention,  says,  "  given  under  my  hand  and  arm  as  aforesaid." 

Note  30.    Page  50. 
"  Thoro  was."    The  word  "no"  is  evidently  omitted  here,  as  Col.  Balfour  cer- 
tainly mcnnt  to  say,  "There  was  uo  resting  place  for  a  Tory's  foot  upon  the 

earth." 

Bu.FouR  Andkew,  was  born  In  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  of  respectable  parent- 
age, lie  arrived  In  America  In  1773,  and  settled  at  Newport,  Rhode  Island. 
In  1777  he  went  to  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  and  engaged  In  making  salt.  He 
removed  to  Salisbury,  Nortli  Carolina,  in  1778,  and  purchased  or  obtained  land* 
in  Randolph  county.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Legislature  from  this  county  In 
1780  Such  was  Ills  act  .dty  In  the  cause  of  his  adopted  country,  that  he  was 
ttiken  p-lsoncr  in  the  fall  of  this  year  (1780).  with  Jacob  Shepard,  father  of  the 
Hon  Augustine  II.  Shepard,  by  a  party  of  Tories  under  the  command  ol  Col. 
Conlson.  When  carrying  them  as  prisoners  to  (^heraw  they  were  released  by 
Captain  Clillds,  from  Montgomery  county.  He  returned  to  his  home,  when  his 
house  was  attacked  by  Fanning,  and  he  was  cruelly  murdered  by  Fanning,  his 
daughter  and  sister  clinging  to  him  in  despair,  on  Sunday,  10th  March,  1783. 
His  widow,  who  came  to  North  Carolina  after  his  death,  Dec,  17tM,  was  much 
respected,  and  held  the  office  of  Post  Master  at  Salisbury  until  182.5,  discharg- 
ing its  duties  with  great  fidelity  and  acc.i)tubllity.  Her  son  Andrew  married 
Mary  Henly,  and  had  n'.ne  children  (live  sons  and  four  daughters),  all  of  whom 
removed  to  the  west  except  Mrs.  Eliza  Drake,  wife  of  Col.  Drake,  of  Ashboro. 
His  daughter  Tibby  married  John  Troy,  who  had  three  children:  John  Balfour 
Troy,  now  of  Randolph  co.,  Margaret,  who  died  In  Davidson  county  In  18ia,  and 
Rachel,  who  married  Lewis  Beard,  now  In  the  west.  His  third  and  remaining 
child,  Margaret,  married  Hudson  Hughes,  of  Salisbury,  who  had  two  daughters, 
one  of  whom  married  Samuel  Reeves,  of  Salisbury. 

Note  21.    Page  61. 

Sir  Guy  Cahleton,  Commander-in-Chief.     Guy  Carleton,  afterwiirds  Lord 

Dorchester,  was  Wolfs  quartermaster  at  the  storming  of  Quebec,  and  was 

appointed  a  Major  In  the  British  army  In  1773.    In  1774  he  was  constituted  Cap- 

Ulu  General  and  Governor  of  Quebec  or  Canada.    He  succcsBftiUy  commanded 


,  ■ , 


.-.M 


of  Sabine's  Loy- 
laiuuH  muiiliuticd 


ikcn  pritoncr  by 


!  25tli  of  Doccm- 
\d  seal  of  ariM  at 
igh  ignorance  or 


}  Col.  Bolfour  cer- 
^■'e  foot  upon  Ibe 

igpectablc  parent- 
rt,  Rhode  laland. 
making  salt.  He 
or  obtained  lands 
oin  tills  county  In 
iitry,  that  lie  was 
lard,  father  of  the 
command  of  Col. 
were  released  by 
8  home,  when  his 
il  by  Fanning,  hU 
lOth  March,  1783. 
!.,  17M,  was  much 
til  182.5,  diaclmrg- 
1  Andrew  married 
:cr8),  all  of  whom 
inike,  of  AsUboro. 
rcu :  John  Balfour 
ounty  In  1813,  and 
Ird  and  remaining 
ad  two  daughters, 


,  afterwiirds  Lord 
Quebec,  and  was 
18  constituted  Cap- 
isfuUy  commanded 


-.J  -o^.^  » 


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the  British  at  Quebec  when  attacked  by  Montgomery  In  1775,  compelled  the 
Americana  to  raise  the  sligc  In  1776,  and  drove  thim  out  of  the  province.  In 
October  he  recaptured  Crown  Point.  He  was  unjuetly  superni'ded  in  military 
command  l>y  Burgoyne  in  1777.  He  was  appointed  to  succeed  Sir  Henry  Clinton 
in  1782,  and  was  in  command  of  tlie  Brltisli  troops  wlicn  they  cvucnutcd  New 
York,  on  the  2oth  of  November,  1783.  He  died  In  England  at  the  close  of  1808, 
aged  8ii  years. 

Note  23.    Page  01. 

Colonel  Balmnqall,  was  in  comniUsion  under  the  Crown  In  South  Caro- 
lina after  the  surrcnilir  of  Charleston,  in  1780.  He  was  un  oddrcsser  of  Sir 
Henry  Cllutoa  lu  1780,  and  willing  to  take  up  arms  in  behalf  of  the  Crown. 

Note  33.    Page  01. 

Williams  Robert,  was  banished  and  attainted,  and  his  cstotc  confiscated,  in 
1785. 

Note  24.    Page  03. 

Gailliaru  John.  John  and  Theodore  Gallliard  were  both  members  of  the 
Provincial  Congress  of  North  Carolina  in  1775,  when  they  were  probably  Whigs. 
In  1780,  they  held  commission  under  the  crown. 

Note  25.    Page  63. 

Greenwood,  Major  W.m.,  of  Charleston,  Soutli  Carolina,  was  an  addresser  of 
Sir  Henry  Clinton,  in  1780,  and  a  petitioner  to  be  armed  on  the  side  of  the  Crown. 
He  was  banlslitd  and  his  property  contlscated  In  1783. 

Note  30.    Page  03. 

Caper  Major  Gabriel,  was  a  conspicuous  member  of  the  Provlnclttl  Con- 
gress of  South  Carolina,  in  1773. 

Note  37.    Page  03. 

HoPTON  John,  a  merchant  of  Charleston.  Ills  property  was  conflscated,  for 
which  he  was  partially  remunerated.    He  died  lu  1831. 

Note  28.    Page  63. 

Millar  Andrew,  a  respectable  Scotch  merchant  in  Halifax.  He  was  a  friend 
and  correspondent  of  Governor  Burke  before  the  revolution.  Several  letters  of 
Ms  are  in  the  archives  of  the  Historical  Society  of  the  University  of  Nortb  Caro- 
lina.   His  property  was  condecated  in  1779. 

Note  29. 

Carson  Wm.,  of  South  Carolina,  went  to  London  during  the  war,  and  signed 
AD  Mldrcss  to  the  King  in  1779. 


"Via 


ml MH"^    PI    I  MIL  IJU  ■■  Jl 


indp:x. 


ALSTON,  Philip,  27,  46,  (nolo  13). 
Aiitrey,  Abs.,  20. 
Androwa,  Samuel,  2.'), 

(flpecially  excepted  in  act  of  obli- 
viou,)  70, 

BALFOUR,  Col..  17,  29, 

killed,  f)], 
(ror  Hkctch  of,  seo  note  20.) 
Bancroft,  Geo.,  xvii. 
Blias,  Porter  C,  xvi. 
Browu,  Thomas,  3. 
Big  Cano  Break,  3. 
Burns,  John,  3,  4G. 
Brown,  Samuel,  0, 
Daniel,  20. 
Wm.,  21. 
Bird,  Rich'd,  19. 
Burke,   Gov'r,  (taken    by  Fanning,) 

33,  52. 
Butler,  Gon'l,  33,  34,  49. 
Bryan,  Capt.  John,  (Rebel,  killed,  his 

heroism,  51.) 
Ballingall,  Col,  61,  (see  note  22.) 
Bryan,  S-i'l,  62. 
Baron,  Dr.,  62. 
Blair,  Thomas,  (see  note  12.) 

CUNNINGHAM,  William,  xi,  11 ; 

for  biography  ot,  see  note  6. 

Robert,  2,  12 ; 
for  biography  of,  see  note  4. 
Cherokee  Indians,  3,  4. 
Comwallis,  Lord,  13,  14,  76, 

(for  skstdi  of,  see  note  9.) 


Chatham  Court  House,  15,  23. 
Cross  (.'reck,  (now  Fayottevillo,)  15. 
Coxo's  Mill,  15,  2S,  20. 
Collier,  Col.,  17,  51. 
Cruigg,  Muj.,  18,  36,  37,  38. 
Currio,  Jos,,  20,  41,  42,  43,  60. 
Can",  William,  20,  (married,)  56. 
Cugio,   or  Cuyle,   John,  21,  49,   m« 

note  12. 
Cage,  Wm.,  29,  30. 
Cano  Creek,  battle  of,  33. 
Campbell,  Charles,  37. 

Alexander,  64. 
Coxc,  Capt.,  (house  burnt,)  41. 
Clark,  A.,  40. 
Colston,  Capt,  47. 
Capers,  Gabriel,  62,  note  26. 
Champniss,  John,  62. 
Cassels,  Col.,  62. 
Carson,  Wm.,  (!2,  note  29. 
Caaweli  Rich'd,  70. 
Carleton,  Sir  Guy,  note  21. 

DARK,  Thomas,  20,  see  note  12. 

Samuel,  20. 
Dopister,  Capt.,  13,  see  note  7. 
Deep  River,  l.t,  14,  15,  16. 
Duck,  Capt.,  14. 

Dixon'3  Mill,  on  Cane  Crt«k,  14. 
Dudly,   Col.,    16,   17;  for  sketch  of; 

see  note  II. 
Donnelly,  Thos.,  19. 
Deaton,  Wm.,  20. 
Dunn,  Wm.,  21. 
Drowning  Creek,  battle  of,  31. 


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DawMD,  Jamei,  37. 

PiiK«ii,  MaJ.,  51,  (letter  Trom,  04.) 

Diipont,  Col.,  fil. 

DawkinH,  fkso.,  64. 

DuDdasB,  Thoi.,  00. 

ELWOOD,  Wm.,  U. 
Rllvtt,  Jnme!i,  20. 
Tlios.,  20. 
Erwin,  John,  20. 
Edwurds,  llichM,  21. 

Mcrulay,  21  ; 
himg,  Kcc  note  12. 

Edw.,  21,  seo  noto  12. 
Entwick,  TliomoB,  21. 
Edf^hill,  Thomas,  62. 
Eastridge,  Titos.,  sec  note  12. 

PANNING,  David,  ix,  x,  xi, 

13,  18,  32.  33,  42,  49,  et  poMtm. 
Willlnra,  21. 

Hon.  Edmond,  SCO  noto  16. 
Fletchall,  Thomas,  1,  2,  3 ; 

biography  nnd  letter  of,  see  note  1. 
Fair,  Capt.,  9. 
Ferguson,  Patrick,  13,  22 ; 

for  biography  of,  see  note  8. 
Fincannon,  Wm.,  19. 
Fairforest,  see  noto  1. 

GILLIAN,  Capt.,  8. 
Greene,  Gen'l,  14. 
Gnttrell,  Col.,  35. 
Gholston,  Wm.,  Capt.,  5S,  B4 ; 

liouse  burnt,  41. 
Griffith,  Major  Roger,  letter  from,  53. 
Guiu,  Edward,  Capt.,  letter  of,  54,  55. 
Gailliard,  John,  62,  sec  note  24. 
Greenwood,  Wm.,  02,  note  25. 
Gray.  Col.,  02. 

HAMILTON,  CoL  John,  n,  17,  02, 
64,  06,  (for  sketch,  see  note  11.) 
Hastings,  John,  21. 
Hendrick's  Mill,  3. 
Hind^  Capt  John,  15. 


Hillis,  Wm.,  20. 
Ilunsucker,  Wm.,  20. 
Hoocker,  Wm.,  20.  35  ; 

married,  60,  and  shot. 
Ko)(owny,  Stephen,  31. 
llniicoc-k,  Wm.,  21. 
llmlgo,  .ro!<.,  21. 
IlindH,  Cnpt.,  47. 

Hunter,  Aiidn-w,  escape  of,  with  Fan- 
ning's  niaro,  59 ; 

letter  from,  59,  00 ; 

refused  live  negroes  for  the  mare,  63. 
llopton,  John,  02,  noto  27. 
Hunter,  Peter,  07. 

INM8.  Col,  12. 
Isaacs  Col.,  39,  40,  41. 
Inglis,  Thos.,  02. 

JACKSON,  David,  40  ;  hung,  62  ;  B«e 

notes  12,  18. 
Johnston,  Rob't,  02. 
James,  01. 

Kiyo,  Wm.,  20. 

Keudrick,  Martin,  21. 

Knowlos,  Maj.,  rebel,  killed,  36. 

Knight,  Capt.,  35. 

Kennedy,  Capt.,  taken  by  Fanning,  38. 

LATITAM,  Cornelius,  19. 
Lindley,  James,  1,  see  noto  12. 

Wm.,  20. 
Little  River,  3. 
Lee,  Col.,  14. 

Lcggett,  Capt.,  30,  64,  67,  note  14. 
Lindsey's  Mill,  on  Cane  Creek, 

battle  of,  33,  34. 
Luttrell,  Col.,  killed  at  battle  of  Cane 

Creek,  3C. 
Lindiv,  Capt.,  35;  killed,  40. 
Lopp,  I 'apt.,  38. 
Leslie,  Olu'I,  67. 

MAUNEP,  John,  21. 
Murphy,  Judge,  xvii. 


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1. 

I,  killed,  36. 

n  by  Fanning,  38. 

9,  19. 

!o  note  13. 

4,  61,  note  14. 
me  Croelt, 

at  battle  of  Cane 

Ued,  46. 


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McRrido,  Arch.,  Hon  ,  xvii. 
MoDn(?i»ld,  .Vrcli.,  xviii,  2:i,  32,  34,  it. 
Millf,  Col.,  7,  Koo  note  G. 

bnttlo  of,  see  note  7. 
Mcrherson,  VVm.,  20. 
McDowell,  Thomon,  21. 
Molvcr,  Alex.,  21. 
Murtiii,  Murdwk,  21. 
McLoud,  Wm.,  21. 

Alex'r,  31. 
McKniglit,  Wm.,  21. 
McFdIIh'  Mill,  31. 
McNoal,  Hector,  31,  32,  33,  37, 

BOO  note  I  &. 
McKny,  Arch.,  34,  37,  08,  note  12. 

Malcolm,  37. 
Mebano,  Kobt.,  at  Cane  Creek  battle, 
34,  see  note  1 5. 

William.  SCO  note  15. 

Alexander,  see  note  15. 

John.  Kee  note  15. 

JamcR,  8eo  note  15. 

David,  see  note  15. 
McCraw,  Alex.,  37. 
McDonald,  Dan'l,  37. 
Martin,  Gov'r,  proclamation  of,  39. 
Maurice.  Jacob,  49. 
MlUur,  Andrew,  02,  note  28. 
McNeil,  Dun'l,  04. 
Mclnni!),  Neil,  65. 
Mallett,  Peter,  70,  note  12. 
McLean,  John,  note  12. 

NINKTY-SIX,  Fort,  2,  3,  5,  7,  9,  12. 
Nelson,  Ab'm,  21. 
Nias,  Henry,  08. 

O'NEAL,  Hugh,  a  tory,  2. 
Col.,  30. 

PARIS,  or  Parrish,  Rich'd,  2,  5,  11, 

12,  13. 
Par.'ish's  plantation,  4. 
Pickens,  CoL,  12,  see  note  6. 
Pyles,  CoL  14. 


Pi'len,  Wm.,  20. 
Prioo,  Wm.,  21,  49. 
PhiUipn,  Rtophcn,  21. 

Col ,  02. 
Painloy,  Col.,  29. 
Peurcc,  Winsor,  44. 
Powell,  Hob't  Wm.,  02. 
Pearson,  (!ol.,  02. 
Peniborton,  J.,  09. 

RABURN'.S  Creek,  B  branch  of  Reedy 
Rivor,   Laurens  district,   >i-  C,   1, 
4,  6,  6. 
R.ipcly,  a  Jew,  1. 
Robinson,  Miij.  Jos.,  3. 
Roody,  River.  3,  4. 
Ritchie,  ('apt.,  4. 
Rogprs,  Cupt.  John,  4. 
Rutledgc,  Gov.,  1 1. 
RntiiBcy's  Mill,  15. 

Rains,  "Jo'.m,  ID,  23,  20,  34,  49,  59, 
see  note  12. 

Wm.,  19,  33,  49. 

Geo.,  19,  23,  35. 

Robt.,  19. 

James,  20. 
Robens,  Michael,  20. 
Ramsour,  Henry,  20. 
Rutherford,  Gen'l,  30. 
Robertson,  Capt.,  30. 
Ramsay,  William,  42,  43,  44. 

Matthew,  44,  45. 
Rosur,  Jos.,  53. 
Robertson,  Charles,  05. 
Riuketts,  Thomas,  see  note  12. 
Rice,  James,  note  12. 
Ray,  Duncan,  note  12. 

SILVEDOOR,  Rev'd  Mr.,  I. 
(Salvador,  see  note  1.) 
Smith,  Capt.,  6. 

Samuel,  G. 
Salisbury,  7. 
Spinks,  John,  19. 
Shields,  Benj.,  20. 

Reuben,  21. 


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Bmlth,  Fi«*l.,  20. 
A4am,  2t>. 
8ra«ll.v,  Abncr,  21,  49. 
811n(ftiby,  Col.,  :I0,  .U. 
Stiimon,  Ciipt.,  40. 

SUrko,   K.,  Hpeftker  of  houM  of  com- 
moDB,  70. 

TORK,  Oapt  John,  6,  6. 

Tiger  River.  C. 

Turner,  Rob't,  20. 

Thompson,  a   Rebel,  uken  by  Fan- 

ning,  42. 
Thompson,  Babiam,  46. 
Tcnnent,  Rev'd  Wm.,  note  1. 

VEITTS,  Rev'd  Roger,  xvllL 


WALKKR,  Stephen,  30,  49,  4S,  SO, 

see  note  12. 
WIIUamH.  C:il.,  xi,  11,  11 
Williamson,  Oen'l,  12. 
Wollaston,  Kbienecer,  19,  34. 
Wado,  Col.,  .■?!. 
Walson,  John,  3T. 

Williams,  Jas.,  43,  43,  44,  46,  4T,  65. 
Williams,  Capt ,  53. 
Wilson,  Joa.,  S8. 
Williaroi,  Kdw'd,  letter  to  Fanning. 

gbOO- 
*•      Rob't,  61,  ie«  note  33. 
Wolls,  Dr.  Wra.  Charles,  63. 
Whitley,  Mo^es,  04. 
Whiannpiint,  Philip,  65. 
Williams,  C^l.,  see  note  1. 


ERRATA. 

To  present  a  truthful  portraiture  of  the  man  and  the  times,  it  was  proper  to 
print  his  Journal  precisely  as  lio  wrote  it  himself.  The  orthography  in  net  less 
faulty  in  the  use  of  proper  names  than  in  general  words.  A  few  corrcotlona 
may  be  proper,  to  identify  the  persons  to  whom  ho  refers. 

On  page  12,  26th  line,  Musgrovi  Hills  should  l>e  Miisffnyve. 
On  page  l.'l,  Forg:cRSon  should  be  Ferguson. 

On  page  17,  29th  line,  Elwood  should  !«  Klrod.    Col.  EIrod's  hnroanity  ren- 
dered  him  obnoxious  to  Fanning. — S"«  Cnruthern'  Olfi  Sorih  Statu,  vd.  1,  176. 
On  page  35,  Iltli  line,  CoL  Guttrell  should  be  Luttrell. 
On  page  00,  2''-th  line.  Gamer  should  bo  Ouiney,  a  famous  Tory  leader  in  S.  C. 
On  page  70,  10th  line,  Starke  shoidd  be  iStarkey. 

The  reader  will  readily  correct  the  following: 

On  page  ziv,  L.  D.  Swain  should  be  printed  D.  L. 

On  page  21,  Uaunep  should  be  Maunoy. 

On  page  5,  Tork  should  bo  York. 

On  page  65,  Wliisunpunt  should  be  Whisenhunt 


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